Pictures of the day: August 17, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world
Multimedia Desk | August 17, 2016

A chicken (front) runs by a chicken coop that burns with animals still inside (not pictured) at the so-called Bluecut Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS.

China's Cao Yuan competes in the Men's 3m Springboard final during the diving event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Maria Lenk Aquatics Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP


Colombia's Jhon Murillo competes in the Men's Triple Jump final during the athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP


Australia's Scott Keach riding Fedor falls during the Equestrian Jumping Inividual qualifications at the Olympic Equestrian Center during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP


Netherlands' players wait for the start of the women's quarter-final volleyball match between South Korea and the Netherlands at the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP


A decapitated garden statue stands in front of a home destroyed in the Clayton Fire in Lower Lake, California. PHOTO: AFP


A paddleboarder is pictured on the water near Leasowe at Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea at sunset. PHOTO: AFP



A team from the National Institute of Public Health sprays anti mosquito product through the Koumassi district of Abidjan during an operation aimed at preventing the spread of the Zika virus. PHOTO: AFP


Horses walk past houses destroyed in the Clayton Fire in Lower Lake, California. A northern California wildfire grew rapidly over the weekend, destroying homes and forcing 4,000 residents to flee, authorities said. PHOTO: AFP


A car is seen partially submerged in flood waters in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Floods ravaged the US state of Louisiana, leaving six people dead and thousands more forced to flee rising waters after days of catastrophic rainstorms. PHOTO: AFP


Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump looks out at Lake Michigan during a visit to the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. PHOTO: REUTERS


An aerial view showing boats at Chaka Salt Lake in Haixi, Qinghai Province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


Damage is seen inside a hospital operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres after it was hit by a Saudi-led coalition air strike in the Abs district of Hajja province, Yemen. PHOTO: REUTERS


US democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton welcomes Vice President Joe Biden as he disembarks from Air Force Two for a joint campaign event in Scranton, Pennsylvania. PHOTO: REUTERS
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