Pictures of the day: August 28, 2019

Events around the world


AFP / Reuters August 28, 2019
The sun sets behind burnt trees of the Amazon rainforest, south of Porto Velho. PHOTO: AFP

 A fire burns a tract of Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Altamira, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS. A fire burns a tract of Amazon jungle as it is cleared by loggers and farmers near Altamira, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS.

Bird trainer Peter Wenzel works with the young condor named Molina at the Eagle Reserve in Bindslev, northern Jutland in Denmark. PHOTO: AFP Bird trainer Peter Wenzel works with the young condor named Molina at the Eagle Reserve in Bindslev, northern Jutland in Denmark. PHOTO: AFP

 People walk in floodwaters after heavy rains in the southwestern city of Saga. PHOTO: AFP People walk in floodwaters after heavy rains in the southwestern city of Saga. PHOTO: AFP

 The sun sets behind burnt trees of the Amazon rainforest, south of Porto Velho. PHOTO: AFP The sun sets behind burnt trees of the Amazon rainforest, south of Porto Velho. PHOTO: AFP

 The Royal Air Force Red Arrows fly over National Park before the interleague game between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. PHOTO: AFP  The Royal Air Force Red Arrows fly over National Park before the interleague game between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals at Nationals Park. PHOTO: AFP

A woman sells cherries at a local market in Port-au-Prince. PHOTO: AFP A woman sells cherries at a local market in Port-au-Prince. PHOTO: AFP

Kashmiri people walk past burning tyres during a protest after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar. PHOTO: REUTERS Kashmiri people walk past burning tyres during a protest after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar. PHOTO: REUTERS

 Brazil's surfer Filipe Toledo competes on the third day of the 2019 Tahiti Pro at Teahupoo. PHOTO: AFP Brazil's surfer Filipe Toledo competes on the third day of the 2019 Tahiti Pro at Teahupoo. PHOTO: AFP

Lightnig hits the ground behind the cokery plant and blast furnace of German industrial congl, omerate ThyssenKrupp in Duisburg. PHOTO: AFP Lighting hits the ground behind the cokery plant and blast furnace of German industrial congl, omerate ThyssenKrupp in Duisburg. PHOTO: AFP

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