Pictures of the day: August 19, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es of events from around the world

Thailand's Phannapa Harnsujin (L) competes against Iran's Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin during their women s taekwondo repechage bout in the -57kg category as part of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. PHOTO: AFP

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (2R) crosses the finish line to win the Men's 200m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

Mexico’s Misael Uziel Rodriguez (red) fights Uzbekistan’s Bektemir Melikuziev during the men’s middle 75kg semi-final 2 match at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. PHOTO: AFP

Riders compete in the BMX cycling men's quarterfinals event at the X-Park BMX venue in Deodoro during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. PHOTO: AFP

Indian people hold cremations along a roadside following heavy flooding at Daraganj ghat near Sangam in Allahabad. PHOTO: AFP

An Indian visitor poses for a photograph in front of a picture of a tiger displayed on the last day of the 'Bharat Parav' festival at the India Gate lawns in New Delhi. PHOTO: AFP

Two giraffes stand together in their enclosure at the zoo in Berlin. PHOTO: AFP

Chinese paramilitary guards stand during a review military honour guard by Myanmar State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. PHOTO: AFP

Young Nepalese Hindu priests take a holy bath together as part of a ritual during the Janai Purnima Festival at the Janai Purnima Festival at The Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. PHOTO: AFP

A helicopter drops water while battling the Blue Cut fire burning near Cajon Blvd in San Bernardino, California US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A injured Syrian boy cries as he awaits treatment at the makeshift clinic following a reported air stike on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of the capital Damascus. PHOTO: AFP

Turkish rescue workers stand by the wreckage of a vehicle as a Turkish police officer inspects a destroyed car and a man walks among the remains at the blast scene following a car bomb attack on a police station in the eastern Turkish city of Elazig, PHOTO: AFP

The Hybrid Air Vehicles HAV 304 Airlander 10 hybrid airship is seen in the air over a road on its maiden flight from Cardington Airfield near Bedford, north of London. PHOTO: AFP