2017 in pictures: A year of devastating fires, floods, landslides, earthquakes and other disasters
From deadly wildfires in Chile, Portugal and California and landslides in Peru and Sierra Leone to Mexico's earthquakes and Britain's Grenfell Tower fire.
2 January 2017: A firefighter removes the remains of houses on a hill in Valparaiso, Chile, after a forest fire burned more than 100 homesRodrigo Garrido/Reuters5 January 2017: Firefighters tackle a wildfire near La Adela in La Pampa Province, ArgentinaEitan Abramovich/AFP16 January 2017: Plane debris is seen at the crash site of a Turkish cargo jet near Kyrgyzstan's Manas airport outside BishkekVladimir Pirogov/Reuters16 January 2017: Rescue personnel work at the crash site of a Turkish cargo plane that crashed into a village near Kyrgyzstan's main airport, killing at least 37 people and destroying houses after attempting to land in thick fogVyacheslav Oseledko/AFP19 January 2017: An aerial view shows the Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola, central Italy, after it was hit by an avalancheVigili del Fuoco/Reuters20 January 2017: Iranian emergency personnel search for victims through the wreckage of the 15-storey Plasco building in Tehran, a day after it collapsedAtta Kenare/AFP22 January 2017: A forest fire rages along a road in the town of Hualane on the outskirts of the city of Curico in southern ChileCristobal Hernandez/Reuters23 January 2017: Italian firefighters hold puppies rescued from the Hotel Rigopiano in Farindola five days after it was hit by an avalancheVigili del Fuco/Reuters26 January 2017: People evacuate their home in San Ramon by car, taking their horse by the reins, after a forest fire devastated the nearby town of Santa Olga, 240 kilometres south of Santiago, ChilePablo Vera/AFP26 January 2017: A firefighter mourns the loss of a colleague during a forest fire in the coastal resort of LlicoMartin Bernetti/AFP26 January 2017: A firefighter gestures while standing near his firetruck as the worst wildfires in Chile's modern history ravaged wide swaths of the country's central-south regions, in Santa Olga, ChilePablo Sanhueza/Reuters30 January 2017: A firefighter tries to stop wildfires in Chile's central-south regions, in Portezuelo, ChileJuan Gonzalez/Reuters
7 February 2017: A resident pours water on a fire as it destroys hundreds of houses at an informal settlers community in Delpan, Tondo, Manila, PhilippinesNoel Celis/AFP8 February 2017: An explosion at a chemical plant in Tongling, Anhui province, ChinaReuters7 February 2017: A man stands inside his business after a tornado ripped off his roof in New Orleans, LouisianaSean Gardner/Getty Images13 February 2017: The Oroville Dam spillway releases 100,000 cubic feet of water per second down the main spillway in Oroville, CaliforniaJosh Edelson/AFP22 February 2017: Floodwaters surround homes and cars in San Jose, northern CaliforniaNoah Berger/AFP27 February 2017: Traders attempt to salvage some of their wares from the burning stalls at the main Bakara market in Somalia's capital MogadishuIsmail Taxta/Reuters8 March 2017: People take pictures of the site where the natural rock arch known as the Azure Window collapsed after it was hit by rough seas and stormy weather, at Dwejra on the island of Gozo, MaltaDarrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters12 March 2017: Firefighters working to put out a forest fire in Valparaiso, ChileRaul Ramora/AFP17 March 2017: A woman is assisted while crossing a flooded street after the Huaycoloro river burst its banks, sending torrents of mud and water rushing through the streets of Huachipa, PeruGuadalupe Pardo/Reuters18 March 2017: The railroad track that follows the Rimac River suffered severe damage by rising water and flash foods in the town of Chosica, at the foot of the Andes mountains east of Lima, PeruCris Bouroncle/AFP22 March 2017: Police officers and workers inspect the site of a train crash at the train station of Lucerne where a Eurocity train of Trenitalia derailed in Lucerne, SwitzerlandMichael Buholzer/AFP23 March 2017: A local resident wades through water on a street in the El Indio settlement on the outskirts of Piura, in northern PeruErnesto Benavides/AFP23 March 2017: The Sewol passenger ferry is raised from the bottom of the sea off the coast of Jindo, South KoreaYonhap/Reuters26 March 2017: The sunken ferry Sewol sits on a semi-submersible ship during its salvage operations at the sea off Jindo, South KoreaYonhap/Reuters30 March 2017: Smoke rises from a warehouse in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, ChinaReuters1 April 2017: A resident looks at a road, submerged under floodwaters caused by Cyclone Debbie, in North MacLean, Brisbane, AustraliaPatrick Hamilton/AFP2 April 2017: Indonesian rescuers search for survivors after a wall of mud slammed onto houses from a hillside after heavy rainfall in Ponorogo district, East Java, IndoesiaJuni Kriswanto/AFP3 April 2017: People's belongings that were damaged by the floods lie discarded on the ground, in the wake of Cyclone Debbie in Eagleby, AustraliaGlenn Hunt/Getty Images2 April 2017: A boy sits next to a motorcycle destroyed by the mudslides in Mocoa, Putumayo department, southern ColombiaLuis Robayo/AFP2 April 2017: A woman mourns over the coffin of her father killed by a mudslide in Mocoa, ColombiaLuis Robayo/AFP3 April 2017: Aerial view of the extensive damage caused by mudslides as a result of heavy rains, in Mocoa, Putumayo department, ColombiaLuis Robayo/AFP2 April 2017: Aerial view of devastation after an avalanche of mud, water and debris smashed into the Colombian city of Mocoa, engulfing homes, destroying roads and bridges, and killing at least 273 people, many of them childrenJaime Saldarriaga/Reuters3 April 2017: A family rests at a shelter in Mocoa, Putumayo department, southern ColombiaLuis Robayo/AFP4 April 2017: Rescue members walk during the burial of a companion who died after flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains lpushed sediment and rocks into buildings and roads, in Mocoa, ColombiaJaime Saldarriaga/Reuters5 April 2017: Homes on the edge of the cliff in Sharon Rd, Browns Bay, which face evacuation after overnight slips sent part of their garden into the sea in Auckland, New Zealand, as the remnants of Cyclone Debbie moves across the countryFiona Goodall/Getty Images9 April 2017: Rescue workers prepare to lift a passenger bus from a pit after a road caved in, in Chennai, IndiaReuters16 April 2017: A Sri Lankan resident walks through damaged homes at the site of a collapsed garbage dump in Colombo, Sri LankaIshara S. Kodikara/AFP19 April 2017: Homes are swept away by mudslides in Manizales, Caldas department, ColombiaAFP28 April 2017: A car drives along the M54 federal highway as smoke rises from burning grass and forest fire, south of Krasnoyarsk, RussiaIlya Naymushin/Reuters3 May 2017: Rescue workers try to resuscitate a coal miner after he was pulled out from a mine in Azadshahr, in northern Iran, following an explosion that left dozens trappedAFP4 May 2017: A huge fire burns at an industrial park in Arganda del Rey, outside Madrid, SpainJorge Fernandez/Reuters7 May 2017: The Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick volcanic ash, as seen from Beganding village in Karo, IndonesiaTibta Pangin/AFP7 May 2017: An aerial view of flooded streets in Guangzhou's Zengcheng District, southern China's Guangdong provinceAFP7 May 2017: Mexican army soldiers stand in front of a fire in a clandestine fuel valve in Santa María Nenetzintla, Amozoc, PueblaJose Castanares/AFP7 May 2017: Canadian soldiers inspect a flooded residential area in Gatineau, QuebecChris Wattie/Reuters8 May 2017: An overhead view of the flooded residential neighbourhood in Pierrefonds, Quebec, CanadaChristinne Muschi/Reuters8 May 2017: An overhead view showing the flooded residential neighbourhood of Ile Mercier, Quebec, CanadaChristinne Muschi/Reuters12 May 2017: A dog sitting on half a barrel floats along a flooded area of Cali after heavy rains caused the Cauca river to overflowLuis Robayo/AFP14 May 2017: A man uses a bucket to help put out the fire in the Mercado Oriental, one of the largest markets in Central America, in Managua, NicaraguaAFP14 May 2017: People on a canoe are transported through a flooded area in CaliLuis Robayo/AFP15 May 2017: A man watches TV at his flooded house in Cali, Colombia, after the Cauca river burst its banksLuis Robayo/AFP29 May 2017: A part of a flooded highway exit is seen in a village in Matara, Sri LankaSri Lanka Air Force/Reuters31 May 2017: Ayesha, 16, a Rohingya refugee girl, poses for a photograph in her house which was destroyed by Cyclone Mora at Balukhali Makeshift Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh1 June 2017: Rohingya refugees rebuild their makeshift houses, which were destroyed by Cyclone Mora, at the Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Cox's Bazar, BangladeshMohammad Ponir Hussain/Reuters7 June 2017: Security personnel and Red Cross members carry a body out of the Andaman Sea after a military plane crashed with more than 120 people on board in MyanmarYe Aung Thu/AFP12 June 2017: Rescue workers search for victims at the site of a collapsed building in the village of Vrissa on the Greek island of LesbosGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters13 June 2017: Emergency personnel work at the scene after a building collapsed in a residential area of Nairobi, KenyaBaz Ratner/Reuters14 June 2017: Bangladeshi firefighters search for bodies after an enormous landslide in RangamatiAFP14 June 2017: Flames and smoke billow as firefighters deal with a huge fire at Grenfell Tower, a residential building in West LondonToby Melville/Reuters14 June 2017: Flames and smoke engulf the tower block as firefighters deal with a serious fire in Grenfell Tower, near Latimer Road in west LondonToby Melville/Reuters14 June 2017: Smoke and flames billow from Grenfell Tower in west London as firefighters attempt to control a huge blazeDaniel Leal-Olivas/AFP14 June 2017: Debris falls from the burning 24-storey Grenfell Tower near Latimer Road, west LondonChris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images14 June 2017: Firefighters stand amid debris in a children's playground near Grenfell Tower, which was destroyed by a serious fireNeil Hall/ Reuters14 June 2017: People attend a candlelit vigil outside Notting Hill Methodist Church near the 24-storey Grenfell Tower in west LondonChris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images15 June 2017: Firefighters inspect the blackened interior of Grenfell Tower in west LondonDan Kitwood/Getty Images15 June 2017: Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to members of the fire service as she visits Grenfell TowerDan Kitwood/Getty Images15 June 2017: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn hugs councillor Mushtaq Lasharie as he arrives at St Clement's Church in west London where volunteers have provided shelter and support for people affected by the fire at Grenfell TowerDavid Mirzoeff15 June 2017: Donated shoes are piled up in the Westway Sports Centre near the site of the Grenfell Tower fireJack Taylor/Getty Images15 June 2017: A man and a girl on a bicycle carry flowers towards Grenfell Tower in LondonDan Kitwood/Getty Images16 June 2017: The Queen meets local residents at the scene of the Grenfell Tower fire in west LondonDan Kitwood/Getty Images18 June 2017: A wildfire is reflected in a stream at Penela, Coimbra, central PortugalPatricia de Melo Moreira/AFP18 June 2017: Burnt-out cars are seen along a road through a devastated forest near Figueiro dos VinhoRafael Marchante/Reuters18 June 2017: A burnt-out car is pictured among blackened trees near Pedrogao GrandeRafael Marchante/Reuters20 June 2017: Firefighters work to put out a forest fire in the village of Sandinha, near Gois, PortugalRafael Marchante/Reuters20 June 2017: A road meanders through a forest burned by a wildfire in Vale do Cambra, outside Pedrograo Grande in Portugal. The huge forest fire killed at least 64 people and injured 135 more, with many trapped in their cars by the flamesMiguel Riopa/AFP24 June 2017: Rescue workers work at the site of a landslide that destroyed around 40 homes in Xinmo Village, ChinaReuters25 June 2017: Chinese rescuers search for survivors after a landslide engulfed the village of Xinmo in Maoxian county, China's Sichuan provinceAFP25 June: Emergency workers transport a rescue dog across a river at the site of a landslide in the village of Xinmo, Mao County, Sichuan Province, ChinaAn Yuan/Reuters26 June 2017: Relatives of victims react at the site of a landslide in the village of Xinmo, Mao County, Sichuan Province, ChinaAly Song/Reuters2 July 2017: A derailed Amtrak passenger train lies on its side near the Chambers Bay Bridge on Puget Sound in Steilacoom, Washington StateWest Pierce Fire Department/Reuters3 July 2017: Fire and rescue workers stand near the burnt-out wreckage of a passenger bus on the A9 highway near Munchberg, Germany. Police said the bus, which was carrying senior citizens from Saxony, crashed into a trailer truck and burst into flamesGetty Images6 July 2017: Rescuers stand next to a car buried under the rubble of a destroyed building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Kananga, Leyte province, in central PhilippinesLito Bagunas/AFP7 July 2017: A man checks a collapsed road side near a damaged house following heavy flooding in Asakura, Fukuoka prefecture, after torrential rain and floods swept away roads and houses and destroyed schoolsKazuhiro Nogi/AFP8 July 2017: A car and house are engulfed in flames as the Wall Fire burns through a residential area in Oroville, CaliforniaJosh Edelson/AFP8 July 2017: Firefighters remove a US flag as flames from the Wall Fire close in on a luxury home in Oroville, CaliforniaJosh Edelson/AFP13 July 2017: Slime eels, otherwise known as Pacific hagfish, cover Highway 101 after a flatbed truck carrying them in tanks overturned near Depoe Bay, OregonOregon State Police/Reuters17 July 2017: Rescue workers drag damaged cars out of debris and mud after a flood in Yongji, Jilin province, ChinaReuters17 July 2017: A car burned by the wildfire is seen in the village of Mravince near Split, CroatiaAntonio Bronic/Reuters17 July 2017: A Canadair plane drops water over a fire near houses in Castagniers, near NiceValery Hache/AFP18 July 2017: Smoke and flames rise from a fire in the village of Podstrana, near Split in CroatiaAntonio Bronic/Reuters18 July 2017: A wall of flames are seen on a road in Mariposa County, CaliforniaDarin McKinney / @firelinemedia / Reuters19 July 2017: An air tanker drops fire retardant on flames as firefighters continue to battle against the Detwiler fire in Mariposa, CaliforniaJosh Edelson/AFP21 July 2017: The quake-damaged Church of Saint Nicholas on the Greek Island of KosLouisa Gouliamaki/AFP21 July 2017: A man stands in front of a damaged building following an earthquake off the island of Kos, GreeceCostas Baltas/Reuters21 July 2017: A woman carries her child as she watches Mount Sinabung volcano spewing thick volcanic ash near Karo in IndonesiaGatha Ginting/AFP25 July 2017: Rescue workers carry the body of a victim after a portion of a building collapsed in Kolkata, IndiaRupak de Chowdhuri/Reuters25 July 2017: A man uses a branch to try to put out flames from a forest fire in Brejo Grande, near Castelo BrancoRafael Marchante/Reuters25 July 2017: A resident of Sanguinheira wets the roof of his house with a hose as a wildfire approaches the villagePatricia de Melo Moreira/AFP25 July 2017: People sitting on a beach watch Canadair aircraft dropping water onto a fire in La Croix-Valmer, near Saint-Tropez, southern FranceValery Hache/AFP26 July 2017: People leave the beach with their belongings as a fire burns a forest behind them in Bormes-les-Mimosas, near Saint-Tropez, southeastern FranceAnne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP26 July 2017: People return to the ruins of their houses after a fire razed a residential neighbourhood in Malabon, Metro Manila, PhilippinesErik de Castro/Reuters2 August 2017: A villager covers his head as thick volcanic ash blankets the village of Tiga Pancur in Karo, North Sumatra after Mount Sinabung eruptedIvan Damanik/AFP2 August 2017: A villager is covered in ash following the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano, in Beganding Village, Karo, North Sumatra, IndonesiaYT Haryono/Reuters10 August 2017: Emergency personnel rescue a woman trapped on the top floor of a bus after it crashed into a shop on Lavender Hill in Clapham, LondonDylan Martinez/Reuters10 August 2017: A firefighter tackles a wildfire close to the village of Pucarica in Abrantes, PortugalPatricia de Melo Moreira/AFP11 August 2017: A man rescues his cat after a fire engulfed an informal settlers area beside a river in Manila, the PhilippinesNoel Celis/AFP11 August 2017: Officials and emergency personnel remove the wreckage of a collision between two trains near Khorshid station in Alexandria, EgyptKhaled Desouki/AFP14 August 2017: Rescue workers search for survivors after a landslide in Rongan in China's Southern Guangxi provinceAFP14 August 2017: A torrent of mud and water rages past damaged buildings in Freetown after landslides struck the capital of Sierra Leone, killing at least 400 people and leaving morgues overflowingMohamed Saidu Bah/AFP15 August 2017: A firefighting helicopter makes water drop as a wildfire burns near the village of Metochi, north of Athens, GreeceGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters15 August 2017: Firefighters, soldiers and volunteers work to extinguish a fire around Kalamos, 45 kilometres (30 miles) east of AthensAris Messinis/AFP16 August 2017: Firefighters tackle a wildfire at Vale de Abelha village in Macao, PortugalPatricia de Melo Moreira/AFP16 August 2017: A mother who lost her son during the mudslide is consoled outside Connaught Hospital in Freetown, Sierra LeoneAfolabi Sotunde/Reuters17 August 2017: Men wait beside empty graves for the coffins of mudslide victims at Waterloo cemetery near Freetown as Sierra Leone buries at least 300 victims of devastating floods and mudslidesSeyllou/AFP18 August 2017: Rescue workers search through the rubble for bodies after a massive landslide swept through Freetown in Sierra Leone, killing hundreds of peopleAfolabi Sotunde/Reuters20 August 2017: Railway workers repair the tracks next to derailed coaches of a passenger train at the site of an accident in Khatauli, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAdnan Abidi/Reuters22 August 2017: Rescuers carry a child who survived after a mudslide at a rubbish landfill slammed into the Dar Es Salam neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the capital Conakry, GuineaSaliou Samb/Reuters20 August 2017: A child reacts to the camera while sitting on his father's back as they make their way through a flooded area in Bogra, BangladeshMohammed Ponir Hussain/Reuters23 August 2017: A baby suffering from dehydration cries after being rescued from a flooded village in the eastern state of Bihar, IndiaCathal McNaughton/Reuters27 August 2017: A Texas National Guard soldier carries a woman on his back as they conduct rescue operations in flooded areas around Houston1Lt. Zachary West, 100th MPAD/Texas Military Department/Reuters27 August 2017: A rescue helicopter hovers in the background as a woman and her poodle float on an air mattress while waiting to be rescued from Scarsdale Boulevard in HoustonAdrees Latif/Reuters27 August 2017: People view a flooded highway in Houston as the city battles with tropical storm Harvey and resulting floodsThomas B Shea/AFP28 August 2017: People walk down a flooded street in Houston, Texas as they leave their flooded homesJoe Raedle/Getty Images28 August 2017: Residents wade through flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey in Beaumont Place, Houston, TexasJonathan Bachman/Reuters28 August 2017: Samaritans help push a boat with evacuees to higher ground during a rain storm caused by Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road in east Houston, TexasAdrees Latif/Reuters28 August 2017: Shardea Harrison looks at her three-week old baby Sarai as they are evacuated from their flooded home in HoustonJoe Raedle/Getty Images29 August 2017: Embers fly from a tree as the Ponderosa Fire burns east of Oroville, CaliforniaNoah Berger/Reuters30 August 2017: Aerial view of a flooded residential neighbourhood near Lake HoustonWin McNamee/Getty Images31 August 2017: Firefighters carry the body of a victim at the site of a collapsed building in MumbaiShailesh Andrade/Reuters2 September 2017: Residents hang out in front of their homes in Orange, Texas, which are surrounded by floodwater after Tropical Storm Harvey returned to the areaScott Olson/Getty Images2 September 2017: Fire retardant settles into the hills above Burbank as planes are used to fight the La Tuna fire outside Los AngelesKyle Grillot/Reuters4 September 2017: Golfers continue to play a round as the Eagle Creek wildfire burns behind them at the Beacon Rock Golf Course in North Bonneville, Washington state, USKristi McCluer/Reuters6 September 2017: An aerial photograph taken by the Dutch department of Defence shows devastation caused by Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint MaartenNetherlands Ministry of Defence/AFP7 September 2017: Overturned cars and broken palm trees are seen in Orient Bay on the French Caribbean island of Saint MartinLionel Chamoiseau/AFP8 September 2017: Soldiers stand guard outside the Sensacion hotel in Matias Romero, Oaxaca State, which collapsed after a powerful earthquake struck MexicoVictoria Razo/AFP10 September 2017: A member of the Mexican Navy poses with a specially trained rescue dog after an earthquake struck Juchitan de ZaragozaEdgard Garrido/Reuters10 September 2017: The collapsed Hotel de Rio in Juchitan de Zaragoza after a major earthquake hit Oaxaca state, MexicoRonaldo Schemidt/AFP10 September 2017: Cubans wade along a flooded street in Havana after Hurricane IrmaYamil Lage/AFP10 September 2017: A man wades through flood waters on a street in Havana, CubaYamil Lage/AFP11 September 2017: Rubble from collapsed buildings is pictured in Grand-Case on the French Caribbean island of Saint-Martin after it was hit by Hurricane IrmaMartin Bureau/AFP12 September 2017: A bird covered in oil that leaked from a tanker that sank on 10 September, tries to stay afloat near the shore of Salamina island, GreeceGiorgos Moutafis/Reuters13 September 2017: A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in Marathon, Florida Keys, after the passage of Hurricane IrmaCarlo Allegri/Reuters14 September 2017: Black oil covers the sea and a beach in the suburbs of Athens, five days after a tanker sank off the coast of a nearby Greek islandAngelos Tzortzinis/AFP15 September 2017: People recover motorbikes from a flooded field as Typhoon Doksuri hits Ha Tinh province, VietnamKham/Reuters16 September 2017: Vessels that sank during Hurricane Irma are seen in a bay 12 days after the devastating storm raked the island, on St John, US Virgin IslandsJonathan Drake/Reuters19 September 2017: Search and rescue operations are carried out at the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Condesa, Mexico CityRafael Arias/Social Media/Reuters20 September 2017: Rescue workers and Mexican soldiers take part in a rescue operation at a collapsed building after an earthquake at the Obrera neighbourhood in Mexico CityCarlos Jasso/Reuters20 September 2017: A man is pulled out of the rubble alive the day after a strong earthquake hit Mexico CityPedro Pardo/AFP20 September 2017: A rescuer pulls a dog out of the rubble during the search for survivors after an earthquake in Mexico CityYuri Cortez/AFP21 September 2017: A disaster management officer walks towards a brush fire as firefighters attempt to extinguish it near Palembang, South Sumatra, IndonesiaAntara Foto/Nova Wahyudi/Reuters21 September 2017: A Mexican soldier gestures to ask for silence as he and his team search for survivors in a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico CityCarlos Jasso/Reuters21 September 2017: A woman looks through the rubble of a destroyed house after an earthquake in Jojutla de Juarez, MexicoEdgard Garrido/Reuters21 September 2017: An aerial view of Roseau, capital of the Caribbean island Dominica, shows destruction three days after passage of Hurricane MariaLionel Chamoiseau/AFP21 September 2017: A destroyed home is seen from a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey surveying damage from Hurricane Maria in St. Croix, US Virgin IslandsJonathan Drake/Reuters21 September 2017: Cars are driven along a flooded road in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane MariaRicardo Arduengo/AFP23 September 2017: Rescue teams remove a painting as they search for survivors in a collapsed building after an earthquake, in the Roma neighbourhood of Mexico CityCarlos Jasso/Reuters23 September 2017: A Mexican marine embraces a girl offering free hugs to rescue workers near the site of a collapsed building after an earthquake, in Mexico CityJose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters24 September 2017: Relatives of a person still trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building, observe rescue teams working after an earthquake in Mexico CityDaniel Becerril/Reuters24 September 2017: A man rides his bicycle along a damaged road in Toa Alta, west of San Juan, Puerto RicoRicardo Arduengo/AFP24 September 2017: View of flooded streets in Arenoso, northeastern Dominican Republic, after the passage of Hurricane MariaErika Santelices/AFP25 September 2017: A giant sign in the front yard of a house in St Croix asks US President Donald Trump for "tremendous! huge! best ever!" relief for the the US Virgin Islands after the passage of several hurricanesJonathan Drake/Reuters25 September 2017: Portraits of some of the thousands of people who volunteered to help after a massive earthquake hit Mexico CityOmar Torres/AFP26 September 2017: Rescue teams remove rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Mexico CityDaniel Becerril/Reuters28 September 2017: View into a multi-storey building that was damaged during a major earthquake in Mexico CityPedro Pardo/AFP29 September 2017: Jesus Roldan, 6, offers a plate of food to a police officer next to a collapsed building at Alvaro Obregon Avenue in the Condesa neighbourhood of Mexico City, after an earthquakeNacho Doce/Reuters30 September 2017: Coffins that were washed downhill from the municipal cemetery in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria are seen in Lares, Puerto RicoRicardo Arduengo/AFP1 October 2017: Rosario Lugo-Lopez grimaces as she takes her medication at the Pedro America Pagan de Colon assisted living facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane MariaJoe Raedle/Getty Images2 October 2017: Solar panel debris is seen scattered in a field in Humacao, Puerto Rico, in the aftermath of Hurricane MariaRicardo Arduengo/AFP2 October 2017: A destroyed house is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Naguabo, Puerto RicoRicardo Arduengo/AFP3 October 2017: US President Donald Trump throws rolls of paper towels into a crowd of local residents affected by Hurricane Maria as he visits Calgary Chapel in San Juan, Puerto RicoJonathan Ernst/Reuters5 October 2017: US Army 1st Special Forces Command soldiers deliver food and water to people in Utuado, Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria swept across the islandJoe Raedle/Getty Images7 October 2017: The contents of a damaged home can be seen as recovery efforts continue following Hurricane Maria near the town of Comerio, Puerto RicoLucas Jackson/Reuters9 October 2017: Flames overtake a structure as homes burn in the Napa wine region in CaliforniaJosh Edelson/AFP9 October 2017: An inmate firefighter monitors the flames as a house burns in the Napa wine region in CaliforniaJosh Edelson/AFP9 October 2017: The sky over Disneyland turns orange as wildfires rage in Anaheim, CaliforniaKennya Boulter Instageam/Reuters9 October 2017: A resident rushes to save his home in Glen Ellen as an out of control wildfire rages across northern California's wine countryJustin Sullivan/Getty Images10 October 2017: Smoke from wildfires covers vineyards and homes in Sonoma Valley, CaliforniaGreg Espiritu/Instagram/Reuters11 October 2017: An aerial view of the Coffey Park neighbourhood of Santa Rosa in northern California, after a wildfire swept through the area, destroying hundreds of homesElijah Nouvelage/AFP11 October 2017: An aerial view of homes that were destroyed – and others that were spared – by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, CaliforniaJustin Sullivan/Getty Images11 October 2017: Melted metal from burnt-out cars puddles on the ground after wildfires ripped through the Coffey Park neighbourhood of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaRobyn Beck/AFP11 October 2017: Soldiers carry a pig through a flooded area in the province of Thanh Hoa. At least 46 people died after floods and landslides ravaged northern and central VietnamVietnam News Agency/AFP12 October 2017: Mimi Rippey lays flowers in the ruins of the house where her 100-year-old father Charles and 98-year-old mother Sara Rippey were killed in the Atlas Fire near Napa, CaliforniaDavid McNew/Getty Images13 October 2017: Farmers paddle in a boat at a flooded village after a tropical depression near Hanoi, VietnamKham/Reuters13 October 2017: Wildfires burn along the Twelve Apostles area of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South AfricaMike Hutchings/Reuters14 October 2017: French soldiers and rescuers prepare to pull the remains of a cargo plane that crashed into the sea near the Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport, in Abidjan, Ivory CoastLuc Gnago/Reuters14 October 2017: Firefighters work to control a wildfire in Sonoma, CaliforniaJim Urquhart/Reuters15 October 2017: A man attempts to subdue a wildfire in Vigo, northwestern SpainMiguel Riopa/AFP16 October 2017: A firefighter tackles the flames from a forest fire in Cabanoes, near Lousa, PortugalPedro Nunes/Reuters16 October 2017: An American flag and a handmade anti-looting sign are seen on a chimney in the remains of a home in Glen Ellen, CaliforniaElijah Nouvelage/AFP17 October 2017: A villager takes a picture of Mount Sinabung volcano as it spews a thick column of ash and smoke, as seen from Tiga Pancur in Karo, North SumatraIvan Damanik/AFP17 October 2017: The burnt-out remains of a house and some cars are seen in the village of Travanca do Mondego near Coimbra, PortugalPablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images19 October 2017: Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the luxury Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon, MyanmarYe Aung Thu/AFP20 October 2017: Cars drive under a partially collapsed utility pole in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, a month after the island was hit by Hurricane MariaAlvin Baez/Reuters23 October 2017: A collapsed road is seen following torrential rain caused by typhoon Lan in Kishiwada, JapanKyodo/Reuters23 October 2017: An American flag hangs in front of a home that was destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in the Coffey Park neighbourhood of Santa Rosa, CaliforniaJustin Sullivan/Getty Images24 October 2017: A volunteer works to put out a forest fire in Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, in Alto Paraiso, Goias, BrazilUeslei Marcelino/Reuters26 October 2017: Residents watch as rescue workers and firemen try to douse a fire which broke out in a slum area in Mumbai, IndiaShailesh Andrade/Reuters1 November 2017: A woman carries a dog as she wades through a flooded neighbourhood in Chennai, IndiaP. Ravikumar/Reuters13 November 2017: Iranians mourn over the body of a victim of a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western province of KermanshahFarzad Menati/AFP15 November 2017: People sort through an apartment left damaged by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck the town of Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western Kermanshah provinceAtta Kenare/AFP16 November 2017: An overturned car lies on a flooded street in Mandra, northwest of Athens, after heavy rainfall caused 'Biblical' floodingAngelos Tzortzinis/AFP16 November 2017: A man helps to evacuate a woman from a flooded street in Mandra, northwest of Athens, after a freak overnight downpour with the force of a "waterfall" flooded towns near Athens, killing at least 15 peopleDimitris Lambropoulos/AFP20 November 2017: An image of Jesus Christ with a message of support for the 44 crew members of Argentina's missing submarine hangs outside the naval base in Mar del PlataEitan Abramovich/AFP26 November 2017: Rescue workers work at the site of a blast in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, ChinaReuters26 November 2017: Mount Agung volcano is seen spewing smoke and ash in Bali, in this picture obtained from social mediaCourtesy Emilio Kuzma-Floyd @EYES_OF_A_NOMAD27 November 2017: A tourist at Lempuyang Temple in Karangasem, Bali, watches as Mount Agung volcano eruptsJohannes P Christo/Reuters28 November 2017: The eruption of Mount Agung is seen at night from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency on Indonesia's resort island of BaliSonny Tumbelaka/AFP30 November 2017: A plume of smoke above Mount Agung volcano is illuminated at sunset as seen from Amed, Karangasem Regency, Bali, IndonesiaDarren Whiteside/Reuters1 December 2017: A man carries a child on his shoulders as he walks along a flooded street while leaving their house in the village of Hasan, near Fushe Kruje, north of the Albanian capital TiranaGent Shkullaku/AFP5 December 2017: A fire crew passes a burning home in Ventura, CaliforniaMike Blake/Reuters5 December 2017: Red hot embers are blown from burned trees as strong winds whip up the Thomas Fire near Santa Paula, southern CaliforniaDavid McNew/Reuters5 December 2017: A burnt-out car is seen in front of a home destroyed by fire in Ventura, southern CaliforniaMike Blake/Reuters5 December 2017: A firefighter sprays water at the remains of an apartment complex destroyed by the Thomas Fire in Ventura, southern CaliforniaMario Tama/Getty Images6 December 2017: Firefighters battle a blaze in Abidjan after a huge fire ripped through a paint factory in the Ivorian capital, causing multiple explosionsSia Kambou/AFP6 December 2017: Heavy smoke covers the seaside enclave of Mondos Beach in southern CaliforniaMark Ralston/AFP7 December 2017: Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway, north of Ventura in southern CaliforniaMario Tama/Getty Images7 December 2017: Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway, north of Ventura, southern CaliforniaMario Tama/Getty Images14 December 2017: A procession of firefighting vehicles passes through Santa Paula, while carrying the body of Cory Iverson, a firefighter who was killed battling the Thomas fire near Fillmore, CaliforniaGene Blevins/Reuters14 December 2017: Mourners leave after attending a national memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in London to mark the six-month anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fireDaniel Leal-Olivas/AFP17 December 2017: Police search for missing residents after a mudslide in Villa Santa Lucia, ChileAlvaro Vidal/Reuters18 December 2017: The scene where an Amtrak passenger train derailed on a bridge over interstate highway I-5 in DuPont, Washington StateSteve Dipaola/Reuters
