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Our World in Pictures: Week 35 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
3 Sep
Hurricane Ida aftermath in Louisiana A statue of the Virgin Mary sits in a flooded yard from Hurricane Ida in Barataria, Louisiana, USA, 31 August 2021. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 storm bring damaging winds and rain to southern Louisiana, knocking out power to the whole area and flooding neighborhoods. EPA-EFE/DAN ANDERSON

A handout image taken aboard the International Space Station and made available by the European Space Agency shows Hurricane Ida churning in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its landfall in Louisiana, US, 29 August 2021. (Photo: EPA-EFE / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY)
A handout image taken aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and made available by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows Hurricane Ida churning in the Gulf of Mexico ahead of its landfall in Louisiana, USA, 29 August 2021 (issued 30 August 2021). EPA-EFE/EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
epa09442067 People navigate heavy rains and flooded walkways at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 01 September 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
People navigate heavy rains and flooded walkways at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 01 September 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
epa09442161 Cars stuck on a street flooded by heavy rain as remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area in the Queens borough of New York, New York, USA, 01 September 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
Cars stuck on a street flooded by heavy rain as remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area in the Queens borough of New York, New York, USA, 01 September 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
epaselect epa09442152 A man navigates a street flooded by heavy rain as remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area in the Queens borough of New York, New York, USA, 01 September 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
A man navigates a street flooded by heavy rain as remnants of Hurricane Ida hit the area in the Queens borough of New York, New York, USA, 01 September 2021. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE
GOLDEN MEADOW, LOUISIANA - SEPTEMBER 01: A search and rescue team from Texas works outside a home destroyed by Hurricane Ida September 1, 2021 in Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Ida made landfall August 29 as a Category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans, causing widespread power outages, flooding and massive damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
A search and rescue team from Texas works outside a home destroyed by Hurricane Ida September 1, 2021 in Golden Meadow, Louisiana. Ida made landfall on August 29 as a Category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans, causing widespread power outages, flooding and massive damage. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
epa09436968 Bricks from a neighboring collapsed building pushed a vehicle into the wall of a local restaurant in the Central Business District due to winds from Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 30 August 2021. Hurricane Ida made landfall on the Louisiana coast the previous evening as a major hurricane with the Mississippi and Louisiana coastal areas preparing for storms surges, wind damage and flooding. EPA-EFE/DAN ANDERSON
Bricks from a neighboring collapsed building pushed a vehicle into the wall of a local restaurant in the Central Business District due to winds from Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 30 August 2021. EPA-EFE/DAN ANDERSON
epa09444085 View of a downed tree in Corona, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, 02 September 2021 after the remnants of Hurricane Ida produced heavy rain and caused widespread flooding. EPA-EFE/ANGEL COLMENARES
View of a downed tree in Corona, Queens, New York City, New York, USA, 02 September 2021 after the remnants of Hurricane Ida produced heavy rain and caused widespread flooding. EPA-EFE/ANGEL COLMENARES
BILOXI, MS - AUGUST 30: A man helps a stranded motorist in floodwaters on Beach Blvd. on August 30, 2021 in Biloxi, Mississippi. Tropical Storm Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane yesterday in Louisiana and brought flooding and wind damage along the Gulf Coast. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
A man helps a stranded motorist in floodwaters on Beach Blvd. on August 30, 2021 in Biloxi, Mississippi.  (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 29: Ann Colette Boudreaux comforts her grandson Abel ahead of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents of New Orleans continue to prepare as the outer bands of the hurricane begin to cut across the city. Ida is expected to make landfall as a Category 4 storm later today. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
Ann Colette Boudreaux comforts her grandson Abel ahead of Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
A shrimper works to salvage a shrimp boat that was partially submerged by Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. More than a million customers in New Orleans and beyond face days or even weeks without electricity during the summer heat after Hurricane Ida devastated the power infrastructure. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
A shrimper works to salvage a shrimp boat that was partially submerged by Hurricane Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
epa09442451 Firefighters inspect cars in the sea after they were dragged by floods in Les Cases d'Alcanar in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 02 September 2021. Up to 77 liters per square meter of rain in half an hour was registered the previous day, causing floods in the areas of Montsia and Baix Ebre. No casualties have been reported. EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia
Firefighters inspect cars in the sea after they were dragged by floods in Les Cases d'Alcanar in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain, 02 September 2021. Up to 77 liters per square meter of rain in half an hour was registered the previous day, causing floods in the areas of Montsia and Baix Ebre. No casualties have been reported. EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia
epa09445644 Neighbors help in the cleaning of streets covered in mud and debris in Cobisa, Toledo, Spain, 03 September 2021, after it was flooded during heavy rains two days ago. A cold drop affected many regions in Spain causing floods and damages in towns, crops and houses. EPA-EFE/ISMAEL HERRERO
Neighbors help in the cleaning of streets covered in mud and debris in Cobisa, Toledo, Spain, 03 September 2021, after it was flooded during heavy rains two days ago. A cold drop affected many regions in Spain causing floods and damages in towns, crops and houses. EPA-EFE/ISMAEL HERRERO
epa09445140 People make their way through a flooded road after heavy rains in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 September 2021. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) revealed that Karachi is surrounded by rain clouds, adding that a cloud mass that has developed over the ocean is moving towards the city. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER
People make their way through a flooded road after heavy rains in Karachi, Pakistan, 03 September 2021. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) revealed that Karachi is surrounded by rain clouds, adding that a cloud mass that has developed over the ocean is moving towards the city. EPA-EFE/SHAHZAIB AKBER
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 27: A flooded Masiphumele Informal Settlement on August 27, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that the heavy storm which hit the Western Cape last night left many of the 400 plus temporary homes that were built on the only sports field in Masiphumele flooded. After a fire ravaged over 1000 homes just days before Christmas the City said they had no other place to build them but, on the sports field. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
A flooded Masiphumele Informal Settlement on August 27, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
ILULISSAT, GREENLAND - SEPTEMBER 02: Ice floats around boats in the port on September 02, 2021 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Greenland in 2021 is experiencing one of its biggest ice-melt years in recorded history. Scientists studying the Greenland Ice Sheet observed rainfall on the highest point in Greenland for the first time ever this August. Researchers from Denmark estimated that in July of this year enough ice melted on the Greenland Ice Sheet to cover the entire state of Florida with two inches of water. The observations come on the heels of the recent United Nations report on global warming which stated that accelerating climate change is driving an increase in extreme weather events. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Ice floats around boats in the port on September 02, 2021 in Ilulissat, Greenland. Greenland in 2021 is experiencing one of its biggest ice-melt years in recorded history. Scientists studying the Greenland Ice Sheet observed rainfall on the highest point in Greenland for the first time ever this August.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
epa09445561 A worker cleans a sargassum-covered beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 03 August 2021 (issued 03 September 2021). An unprecedented amount of sargassum has invaded this summer part of the paradisiacal beaches of white sand and crystal clear water of the Dominican Republic, in the process of recovery of tourism, the main source of foreign currency in the country. For weeks, the algae that originates in the Sargasso Sea, a region of the Atlantic east of the United States, has been spreading along the coasts of the country, including places where it is not common. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA ATTENTION: This Image is part of a PHOTO SET
A worker cleans a sargassum-covered beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 03 August 2021 (issued 03 September 2021). An unprecedented amount of sargassum has invaded this summer part of the paradisiacal beaches of white sand and crystal clear water of the Dominican Republic, in the process of recovery of tourism, the main source of foreign currency in the country. EPA-EFE/ORLANDO BARRIA
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 30: The Caldor Fire burns in the hills above homes on August 30, 2021 near South Lake Tahoe, California. The fire continues to advance towards South Lake Tahoe and a red flag warning has been issued as high winds begin to kick up. The fire has burned more than 175,000 acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and is currently 14 percent contained. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Caldor Fire burns in the hills above homes on August 30, 2021 near South Lake Tahoe, California.  (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
epa09445380 Firefighters work to put out the flames of a vast fire that has developed in an apartment block in the center of Turin, northern Italy, 03 September 2021. A large fire broke out at the top of a Turin apartment block on 03 September, local sources said. The building is situated in the centre of the northwestern city, between via Lagrange and piazza Carlo Felice. The building was evacuated and there were no immediate reports of people being hurt, apart from a women resident who had a bad turn when she saw the smoke. Local shops were also evacuated. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
Firefighters work to put out the flames of a vast fire that has developed in an apartment block in the center of Turin, northern Italy, 03 September 2021. EPA-EFE/ALESSANDRO DI MARCO
epa09445599 A Visitor looks on an artwork ' Botanical Insurgencies: Phaseolus Lunatus' by Ximena Garrido-Lecca during the media opening of the 34th Sao Paulo Art Biennial, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 02 September 2021 (issued 03 September 2021). With more than 90 artists and a thousand works, the 34th edition of the Sao Paulo Biennial will open its doors on 04 September with the mission of 'embracing the city' and shedding light despite the 'darkness' that has marked the world in the years of the pandemic. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIAO MOREIRA
A Visitor looks on an artwork ' Botanical Insurgencies: Phaseolus Lunatus' by Ximena Garrido-Lecca during the media opening of the 34th Sao Paulo Art Biennial, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 02 September 2021. EPA-EFE/SEBASTIAO MOREIRA
LANGEBAAN, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 31: Wildflowers bloom along the R45 on August 31, 2021 in Langebaan, South Africa. The region experiences spring from August all through to September. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
Wildflowers bloom along the R45 on August 31, 2021 in Langebaan, South Africa. The region experiences spring from August all through to September. (Photo by Gallo Images/Die Burger/Jaco Marais)
ASHTON, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 30: The recently completed R130 million Ashton Arch Bridge on August 30, 2021 in Ashton, South Africa. The new arch bridge weighs a whopping 8,000 tons and is 113 metres in length, reaching an altitude of 22 metres and it has became South Africa’s first concrete tied arch bridge, six years in the making after construction kicked off in July 2015. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard)
The recently completed R130 million Ashton Arch Bridge on August 30, 2021 in Ashton, South Africa. The new arch bridge weighs a whopping 8,000 tons and is 113 metres in length, reaching an altitude of 22 metres and it has became South Africa’s first concrete tied arch bridge, six years in the making after construction kicked off in July 2015. (Photo by Gallo Images/ER Lombard)
epa09445695 A young lady carries two parrots from 'The Durban city bird man', Tom van Niekerk (not pictured) on the beach front, Durban, South Africa, 03 September 2021. The beach promenade is popular for locals and visitors alike as the warm climate on the Indian Ocean means warm sea temperatures ideal for swimming and surfing. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
A young lady carries two parrots from 'The Durban city bird man', Tom van Niekerk (not pictured) on the beach front, Durban, South Africa, 03 September 2021. EPA-EFE/KIM LUDBROOK
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA - AUGUST 30: King Khoisan SA at the march to the Union Buildings during the Anti-Vaccine Lockdown Movement of South Africa protest on August 30, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. The group protested mandatory COVID-19 vaccination and the national lockdown restrictions. (Photo by Gallo Images/Laird Forbes)
King Khoisan SA at the march to the Union Buildings during the Anti-Vaccine Lockdown Movement of South Africa protest on August 30, 2021 in Pretoria, South Africa. (Photo by Gallo Images/Laird Forbes)
epa09442349 Childrens arrive for the first day of school after the summer holidays at the primary school in Bordeaux, France, 02 September 2021. More than 12.26 million students from kindergarten to high school are back in class, where they will find about 869,300 teachers against 866,500 teachers in September 2020. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG
Children arrive for the first day of school after the summer holidays at the primary school in Bordeaux, France, 02 September 2021. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BLUMBERG
epa09445066 Gallery employees pose for photographers next to a painting entitled 'Love is in the Bin' by anonymous British street artist Banksy at Sotheby's auction house in London, Britain 03 September 2021. The painting was famously shredded by the artist at a Sotheby's auction in 2018 and it is expected to fetch GBP 4-6 million when it goes on sale on 14 October 2021. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
Gallery employees pose for photographers next to a painting entitled 'Love is in the Bin' by anonymous British street artist Banksy at Sotheby's auction house in London, Britain 03 September 2021. The painting was famously shredded by the artist at a Sotheby's auction in 2018 and it is expected to fetch GBP 4-6 million when it goes on sale on 14 October 2021. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA
ATHENS, GREECE - SEPTEMBER 02: Little Amal, a giant puppet depicting a young refugee girl, and Athenians perform 'Ariadne's Thread' from Ancient Greek mythology while walking in the city on September 2, 2021 in Athens, Greece. Little Amal is a 3.5 metre puppet walking 8,000 kilometres across Europe to highlight the plight of child refugees. There are some 26 million refugees worldwide, more than half of them are children. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
Little Amal, a giant puppet depicting a young refugee girl, and Athenians perform 'Ariadne's Thread' from Ancient Greek mythology while walking in the city on September 2, 2021 in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 31: A view of the skull of a triceratops exposed ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October on August 31, 2021 in Paris, France. "Big John", the largest known triceratops, over 66 million years old and with an 8-meter long skeleton, is on display in Paris until 20 October, before an auction the following day at Hotel Drouot. The skeleton of the huge 'Big John' triceratops found on a ranch in Montana in the United States and acquired in the raw state. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
A view of the skull of a triceratops exposed ahead of its auction sale at Drouot auction house in October on August 31, 2021 in Paris, France. "Big John", the largest known triceratops, over 66 million years old and with an 8-meter long skeleton, is on display in Paris until 20 October, before an auction the following day at Hotel Drouot. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
epa09443458 People watch the countdown to the ABBA Voyage event at Grona Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden, 02 September 2021. Abba announced a 'special livestream announcement', the band reported on social media. The announcement is part of their Voyage project, which is still unknown. EPA-EFE/Fredrik Persson SWEDEN OUT
People watch the countdown to the ABBA Voyage event at Grona Lund amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden, 02 September 2021. EPA-EFE/Fredrik Persson SWEDEN OUT

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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