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Topshots of the Week (26 August - 1 September, 2023)

 

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (26 August - 1 September, 2023).

 

Nevado del Ruiz volcano emits a cloud of ash as seen from Bogota

The Nevado del Ruiz volcano emits a cloud of ash as seen from Bogota on August 27, 2023. The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) warned that ash fall has been observed in the city of Manizales due to the volcano's increased seismic activity since August 26.
© Guillermo MUÑOZ / AFP

Afghan balloon vendor rides a bicycle

An Afghan balloon vendor rides a bicycle as he looks for customers along a street in Kabul on August 31, 2023.
© Wakil KOHSAR / AFP

Athletes run during the World Athletics Championships

Athletes run at the Heroes' Square as they compete at the start of the men's marathon final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on August 27, 2023.
© Ben STANSALL / AFP

Competitors dressed as Barbie and Ken to the World Bog Snorkelling Championships

Competitors dressed as Barbie and Ken arrive to the World Bog Snorkelling Championships held at the Waen Rhydd peat bog, Llanwrtyd Wells, Mid Wales, on August 27, 2023. The race is held along a 55-metre bog trench, in which the contestants must complete two lengths. Conventional swimming strokes are not allowed, though snorkels and flippers are mandatory.
© Geoff CADDICK / AFP

British Airways Airbus A320 flies past the full moon rising

A British Airways Airbus A320 from Belfast and preparing to land at Heathrow, flies past the full moon rising in the skye of London, on August 30, 2023.
© Justin TALLIS / AFP

Vehicle driving along a flooded street

An aerial view shows a vehicle driving along a flooded street in New Port Richey, Florida, on August 30, 2023, after Hurricane Idalia made landfall. Idalia slammed into northwest Florida as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm early Wednesday, buffeting coastal communities with cascades of water as officials warned of "catastrophic" flooding in parts of the southern US state.
© Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP

People wave a picture of Niger's new military ruler

Supporters of the Niger's National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) wave a picture of Niger's new military ruler, General Abdourahamane Tiani, as they demonstrate ouside the Niger and French airbases in Niamey on August 27, 2023.
© AFP

Performer in costume blows a kiss during Notting Hill Carnival

A performer in costume blows a kiss during the main parade of the Notting Hill Carnival in west London on August 27, 2023.
© Henry NICHOLLS / AFP