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Our World in Pictures: Week 33 of 2021

Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving gallery of images of this week’s events around the world.
Maverick Life Editors
By Maverick Life Editors
20 Aug
International aid continues to arrive after earthquake in Haiti A policeman accompanies an elderly woman to a school to receive one of the food rations delivered by the UN World Food Program (WFP), in Camp Perrin, Haiti, 19 August 2021. The arrival of personnel, supplies and humanitarian aid continues to Haiti, where at least 2,189 people died and 12,268 were injured as a result of the 7.2 earthquake that devastated much of the southern part of the country on August 14, in addition to significant losses. materials, according to the last official count. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA

epa09421178 Rocks that fell during the earthquake block a part of the road that leads to Camp Perrin, Haiti, 19 August 2021. At least 2,189 people died and 12,268 were injured as a result of the 7.2 earthquake that devastated much of southern Haiti on August 14, in addition to substantial material losses, according to the latest official count. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA
Rocks that fell during the earthquake block a part of the road that leads to Camp Perrin, Haiti, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA
A pedestrian crosses a street littered with trash in the Martissant neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. The poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti has been struggling with food shortages, widespread violence and political chaos in the wake of the murder of President Jovenel Moise last month. Photographer: Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A pedestrian crosses a street littered with trash in the Martissant neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Photographer: Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images
epa09421256 Candles are placed on a destroyed bridge five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Altenahr in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. Large parts of Western Germany were hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night to 15 July resulting in local flash floods that destroyed buildings and swept away cars. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
Candles are placed on a destroyed bridge five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Altenahr in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
epa09421244 A volunteer walks through an outdoor area with relief supplies five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Dernau in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. Large parts of Western Germany were hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night to 15 July resulting in local flash floods that destroyed buildings and swept away cars. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
A volunteer walks through an outdoor area with relief supplies five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Dernau in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
epa09421239 A banner with the inscription 'Thank You' (Danke) hangs on a damaged winegrower's restaurant five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Dernau in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. Large parts of Western Germany were hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night to 15 July resulting in local flash floods that destroyed buildings and swept away cars. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
A banner with the inscription 'Thank You' (Danke) hangs on a damaged winegrower's restaurant five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Dernau in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
epaselect epa09421226 An aerial view taken with a drone shows a damaged bridge five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Altenahr in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. Large parts of Western Germany were hit by heavy, continuous rain in the night to 15 July resulting in local flash floods that destroyed buildings and swept away cars. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
An aerial view taken with a drone shows a damaged bridge five weeks after the flooding of the Ahr River, in Altenahr in the district of Ahrweiler, Germany, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/FRIEDEMANN VOGEL
epa09420424 View of the reservoir O Bao in Viana do Bolo, Galicia, Spain, 19 August 2021. Galician reservoirs are at a 46 per cent of capacity, a 27 per cent less than the previous year. EPA-EFE/Brais Lorenzo
View of the reservoir O Bao in Viana do Bolo, Galicia, Spain, 19 August 2021. Galician reservoirs are at a 46 percent of capacity, a 27 percent less than the previous year. EPA-EFE/Brais Lorenzo
epa09421137 Cars maneuver the streets as heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred flood the streets in, Massachusetts, USA, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER
Cars maneuver the streets as heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred flood the streets in, Massachusetts, USA, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER
epaselect epa09421061 Cars drive through a flooded street as heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred fall in Saugus, Massachusetts, USA, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER
Cars drive through a flooded street as heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred fall in Saugus, Massachusetts, USA, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER
THEEWATERSKLOOF, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 17: Members of the media during a tour at Theewaterskloof Dam on August 17, 2021 in Theewaterskloof , South Africa. It is reported that the the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in the Western Cape invited members of the media to a media tour. The purpose of the media tour was to provide an overview of the water situation in Western Cape and to highlight some of the interventions being conducted in the Western Cape to ensure a sustainable water supply. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Adrian de Kock)
Members of the media during a tour at Theewaterskloof Dam on August 17, 2021 in Theewaterskloof , South Africa.  (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Adrian de Kock)
Residents walk through flooded streets following a tropical storm in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Tropical Storm Grace swept over Haiti with drenching rains just two days after powerful earthquake battered the impoverished Caribbean nation, reported the Associated Press. Photographer: Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Residents walk through flooded streets following a tropical storm in Saint-Louis-du-Sud, Haiti, on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Photographer: Jonathan Alpeyrie/Bloomberg via Getty Images
ROMA, TEXAS - AUGUST 14: A smuggler guides a group of immigrants across the Rio Grande to cross the border from Mexico on August 14, 2021 in Roma, Texas. Recent U.S. Customs and Border Protection figures show more than 200,000 people were apprehended at the border in July, the highest number in 21 years. More than 82,000 of those were family members traveling together. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
A smuggler guides a group of immigrants across the Rio Grande to cross the border from Mexico on August 14, 2021 in Roma, Texas.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
EKURHULENI, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 16: Selcourt and Dunnottar area on August 16, 2021 in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. It is reported that Gauteng experienced very cold weather conditions during the past weekend due to a cold front. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
Selcourt and Dunnottar area on August 16, 2021 in Ekurhuleni, South Africa. It is reported that Gauteng experienced very cold weather conditions during the past weekend due to a cold front. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
PARYS, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 18: Fire breaks out at a farm near the N1 Highway on August 18, 2021 in Parys, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
Fire breaks out at a farm near the N1 Highway on August 18, 2021 in Parys, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)
JANESVILLE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: A firefighter pulls a hose while monitoring the Dixie Fire as it burns close to a home on August 16, 2021 near Janesville, California. The Dixie Fire has burned over 578,000 acres, has destroyed over 1,000 homes and threatens thousands more. The fire, the largest single fire in California state history, is 31 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A firefighter pulls a hose while monitoring the Dixie Fire as it burns close to a home on August 16, 2021 near Janesville, California.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
MILFORD, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 17: The Dixie Fire burns along Highway 395 as it moves through the area on August 17, 2021 near Milford, California. The Dixie Fire has burned more than 604,000 acres, destroyed more than 1,000 homes and threatens thousands more. The fire, the largest single fire in California state history, is 31 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Dixie Fire burns along Highway 395 as it moves through the area on August 17, 2021 near Milford, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
CLEARLAKE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 19: In an aerial view, burned mobile homes are visible at the Creekside Mobile Home Park a day after being destroyed by the Cache Fire on August 19, 2021 in Clearlake, California. The fast moving Cache Fire destroyed dozens of homes on Wednesday afternoon and charred over 80 acres. The fire is 30 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
In an aerial view, burned mobile homes are visible at the Creekside Mobile Home Park a day after being destroyed by the Cache Fire on August 19, 2021 in Clearlake, California.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
epa09420244 A general view of a burned forest near Moshav Ramat Raziel in Jerusalem hills near Jerusalem, Israel, 19 August 2021. According to Israel's Fire and Rescue Service, over 6,000 acres of brush land and forest were burned in the huge wildfire that spread in Jerusalem hills. EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
A general view of a burned forest near Moshav Ramat Raziel in Jerusalem hills near Jerusalem, Israel, 19 August 2021.  EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
JANESVILLE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 17: Fire damaged cars sit on a property that was destroyed by the Dixie Fire on August 17, 2021 near Janesville, California. The Dixie Fire has burned over 604,000 acres, has destroyed over 1,000 homes and threatens thousands more. The fire, the largest single fire in California state history, is 31 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Fire damaged cars sit on a property that was destroyed by the Dixie Fire on August 17, 2021 near Janesville, California.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
epa09421430 Fire fighters stand near a burnt out car in Melbourne, Australia, 20 August 2021. According to the police, at least two people inside the car died in the explosion. EPA-EFE/LUIS ASCUI AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT ATTENTION EDITORS: PART OF IMAGE HAS BEEN BLURRED
Fire fighters stand near a burnt out car in Melbourne, Australia, 20 August 2021. According to the police, at least two people inside the car died in the explosion. EPA-EFE/LUIS ASCUI
Defaced posters of models on the walls of a beauty salon in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 20 August 2021. (Photo: EPA-EFE / STRINGER)
A view of the defaced posters of models on the walls of a beauty salon in Kabul, Afghanistan, 20 August 2021. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
epaselect epa09416174 People struggle to cross the boundary wall of Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee the country after rumors that foreign countries are evacuating people even without visas, after Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 August 2021. Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar Monday declared victory and end to the decades-long war in Afghanistan, a day after the insurgents entered Kabul to take control of the country. Baradar, who heads the Taliban political office in Qatar, released a short video message after President Ashraf Ghani fled and conceded that the insurgents had won the 20-year war. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
People struggle to cross the boundary wall of Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee the country after rumors that foreign countries are evacuating people even without visas, after Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan, 16 August 2021.  EPA-EFE/STRINGER
epa09419996 Afghans gather outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 August 2021. Thousands of desperate Afghans, including the elderly as well as women and children, have camped outside the Kabul airport for days in the hope of getting evacuated from the country after it was taken over by the Taliban. EPA-EFE/STRINGER
Afghans gather outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport to flee the country, in Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 August 2021.  EPA-EFE/STRINGER
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - AUGUST 17: In this handout image provided by the Bundeswehr, evacuees from Kabul sit inside a military aircraft as they arrive at Tashkent Airport on August 17, 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. One of three German military planes evacuated some 131 people from Kabul airport to the Uzbek capital of Tashkent before reaching their final destination in Germany. (Photo by Marc Tessensohn/Bundeswehr via Getty Images)
In this handout image provided by the Bundeswehr, evacuees from Kabul sit inside a military aircraft as they arrive at Tashkent Airport on August 17, 2021 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.  (Photo by Marc Tessensohn/Bundeswehr via Getty Images)
epa09421605 Evacuees from Kabul before their departure to Warsaw from Navoiy International Airport in Uzbekistan, in Navoiy, Uzbekistan, 20 August 2021, the third transport of Poles evacuated from Kabul. EPA-EFE/Marcin Obara POLAND OUT
Evacuees from Kabul before their departure to Warsaw from Navoiy International Airport in Uzbekistan, in Navoiy, Uzbekistan, 20 August 2021, the third transport of Poles evacuated from Kabul. EPA-EFE/Marcin Obara POLAND OUT
epa09421532 An Indian Shiite Muslim girl greets a decorated horse with a holy procession to mark the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar in Kolkata Eastern India, 20 August 2021. Shiite Muslims are observing the holy month of Muharam, the climax of which is the Ashura festival that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Mohammed, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
An Indian Shiite Muslim girl greets a decorated horse with a holy procession to mark the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic Calendar in Kolkata Eastern India, 20 August 2021.  EPA-EFE/PIYAL ADHIKARY
epa09420376 Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during Ashura Day procession in Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 August 2021. Shiite Muslims are observing the holy month of Muharram, the climax of which is the Ashura festival that commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in the Iraqi city of Karbala in the seventh century. EPA-EFE/ARSHAD ARBAB
Shiite Muslims flagellate themselves during Ashura Day procession in Peshawar, Pakistan, 19 August 2021.  EPA-EFE/ARSHAD ARBAB
BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 17: A protester is seen giving a three-fingers salute during the gathering at the Royal Thai Police Headquarter in downtown to protest against violence from law enforcement toward anti-government protesters on August 17, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Increasingly violent protests have continued in Thailand as frustration builds over a slow vaccine rollout and record-high Covid-19 infection numbers. (Photo by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images)
A protester is seen giving a three-fingers salute during the gathering at the Royal Thai Police Headquarter in downtown to protest against violence from law enforcement toward anti-government protesters on August 17, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 12: Participants from Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, OUTA, SACP, Defend Our Democracy Campaign and Right To Know protest outside the Zondo Commission during the appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa on August 12, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
Participants from Ahmed Kathrada Foundation, OUTA, SACP, Defend Our Democracy Campaign and Right To Know protest outside the Zondo Commission during the appearance of President Cyril Ramaphosa on August 12, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 20: Operation Fish Eagle on August 20, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Operation Fish Eagle is focussing in on Second Hand Goods, Drugs, Liquor outlets, Scrap Metals and Abandoned Prasa Buildings. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
Operation Fish Eagle on August 20, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Operation Fish Eagle is focussing in on Second-Hand Goods, Drugs, Liquor outlets, Scrap Metals and Abandoned Prasa Buildings. (Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo)
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 19: US Capitol Police respond to a report of an explosive device in a pickup truck near the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill, August 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. The area around the building has been evacuated (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
US Capitol Police responded to a report of an explosive device in a pickup truck near the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill, August 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. The area around the building has been evacuated (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 19: A statue is seen wearing a face mask as parts from a pinnacle on the south side of the National Cathedral that were damaged during an earthquake 10 years ago are being repaired on the cathedral grounds during a press tour August 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit the Piedmont region in the neighboring state of Virginia and surrounding areas, causing damages of a pinnacle on the central tower and other parts of the cathedral. The repairs are about half-way done at this 10-year mark and the cost for finishing these repairs will be in the neighborhood of $17 million. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
A statue is seen wearing a face mask as parts from a pinnacle on the south side of the National Cathedral that were damaged during an earthquake 10 years ago are being repaired on the cathedral grounds during a press tour August 19, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
epa09421507 Venezuelan conductor and violinist Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic during his Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Manuel de Falla's comic ballet The Three-Cornered Hat concert at the Hollywood Bowl, in Hollywood, California, USA, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT
Venezuelan conductor and violinist Gustavo Dudamel conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic during his Beethoven's Triple Concerto and Manuel de Falla's comic ballet The Three-Cornered Hat concert at the Hollywood Bowl, in Hollywood, California, USA, 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/ETIENNE LAURENT
epa09420853 Dinho of Mozambique in action during the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 match between Spain and Mozambique at Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium in Moscow, Russia 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV
Dinho of Mozambique in action during the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 match between Spain and Mozambique at Luzhniki Beach Soccer Stadium in Moscow, Russia 19 August 2021. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV
SIRACUSA, ITALY - AUGUST 15: The sea of Fontane Bianche crowded by bathers in an aerial view from the helicopter of the Coast Guard on the day of Ferragosto, within the operation "safe sea" on August 15, 2021 in SIRACUSA Italy. Earlier this week, Sicily saw temperatures reach 48.8C (119.8F), the highest seen by the European continent in recent history. The heatwave has swept across the Mediterranean, causing wildfires in Italy, Greece and Turkey. (Photo by Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
The sea of Fontane Bianche crowded by bathers in an aerial view from the helicopter of the Coast Guard on the day of Ferragosto, within the operation "safe sea" on August 15, 2021 in SIRACUSA Italy. Photo by Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images)
epa09421609 A Paralympic Symbol is set for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, 20 August 2021. Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will start on 24 August through 05 September 2021, while the COVID-19 state of emergency is declared in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo, in Japan. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
A Paralympic Symbol is set for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo, Japan, 20 August 2021. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA

A warm thank you to Kim McCarthy from Getty Images for her help in creating this gallery of images. DM/ ML

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