Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Construction teams work to repair roads and railways that have been damaged by a landslide.

A resident tries to salvage material as he examines damage to his house in Gilgal village near Moulhoi which was destroyed by a landslide.

Ranjit Singh sits with his nephew in a harvested field on his farm.

Gurmeet Singh, the former village head (sarpanch), walks beside a ploughed field on his farm.

Gurmeet Singh, the former village head (sarpanch), sits beside a ploughed field on his farm.

Surmakh Singh stands beside an water trough on his farm in his village in the Punjab.

Surmakh Singh stands beside an water trough on his farm in his village in the Punjab.

Surmakh Singh stands beside an water trough on his farm in his village in the Punjab.

Baptists from Lusaka attend a baptism, involving full immersion in the Kafue River. Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a waterborne parasitic disease affecting women. Symptoms include lesions on...

A scarecrow on a hillside in Santa Catarina, an impoverished farming county an hour's drive through jagged mountains from Praia. Once, the region's main income was from beans, corn and livestock. Toda...

A boy crosses the Maramba River which contains the parasite that causes Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia). Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a waterborne parasitic disease affecting women. Symptoms i...

A boy collects water from the Maramba River which contains the parasite that causes Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia). Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a waterborne parasitic disease affecting women...

A boy collects water from the Maramba River which contains the parasite that causes Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia). Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a waterborne parasitic disease affecting women...

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

Keuheuningle Jeme (left) and, holding a photograph of his daughter, Pauheuchanhbe Jeme (right), the parents of Nchilungle Jeme (10), mourn at the place in Hoki Puonci village where their house once st...

A house destroyed by a landslide in the Dima Hasao district.

Keuheuningle Jeme (left) and, holding a photograph of his daughter, Pauheuchanhbe Jeme (right), the parents of Nchilungle Jeme (10), mourn at the place in Hoki Puonci village where their house once st...

Residents from Dekerua village clear a paddy crop that has been spoiled by flooding.

Residents from Dekerua village clear a paddy crop that has been spoiled by flooding.

Residents from Dekerua village clear a paddy crop that has been spoiled by flooding.

A rusty umbrella on a Black Sea beach.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

View of a park next to the Black Sea.

The parents and relatives of Nchilungle Jeme (10) mourn at the place in Hoki Puonci village where their house once stood until it was destroyed by the landslide which took the life of their daughter.

A sign warned drivers to be cautious on a stretch of road which has partly collapsed due to a landslide.

Workers trying to clear mud from a landslide that has derailed trains and stranded passengers after slipping from the top of hill above New Haflong station.

A sign warning drivers to be cautious on a stretch of road which has partly collapsed due to a landslide.

A view of the flooded Irpin River basin, near Kozarovychi. This area was largely swamp and marshland until dams were built from the 1950s onwards. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with s...

A view of the flooded Irpin River basin. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian attempt to block Russian military access routes to Kiev (Kyiv)...

The Irpin dam which pumps water from the low-lying river Irpin into the Kyiv reservoir is seen in its current destroyed state. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it w...

A view of the flooded village of Demydiv. This area was largely swamp and marshland until the dams were built from the 1950s onwards. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation th...

The village of Demydiv remains underwater but the waters are gradually receding and the local authorities are helping to pump away the waters. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with specu...

The village of Demydiv remains underwater but the waters are gradually receding and the local authorities are helping to pump away the waters. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with specu...

Tree trunks and cut sections of felled trees near floodwaters near Demydiv. The Ukrainian army felled thousands of trees in the area as they built checkpoints and fortifications to defend against the...

Damage from Russian attacks on Hostemel are seen on residential buildings in central Hostemel, which used to be right on the banks of the River Irpin during its heyday.

The Moei River that separates Thailand, bottom left, from Myanmar (top and right) where a Karen IDP camp for people displaced by Myanmar Army attacks on Lay Kay Kaw can be seen, bottom right, and jung...

The remnants of a rocket casing lying on an agricultural field.

A bomb crater in the River Irpin flood plain. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian attempt to block Russian military access routes to Kiev (K...

The irrigation channels and canals of the River Irpin are seen centre with the historical floodplain which was re-flooded for the first time in decades although the cause of the current flooding is no...

The village of Rakivka is still without power, weeks after losing electricity following the Irpin River basin flood. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either...

The village of Rakivka is still without power, weeks after losing electricity following the Irpin River basin flood. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either...

The outline of the degraded Irpin can be seen snaking across the now re-flooded Irpin basin. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian attempt to...

A bird of prey flies over the Irpin River floodplain. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian attempt to block Russian military access routes to...

Demydiv is seen from above, where on the horizon water is seeping in from the Kyiv reservoir. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian attempt to...

Demydiv is seen from above, where on the horizon water is seeping in from the Kyiv reservoir. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian attempt to...

A road connecting Demydiv and nearby Kozarovychi is one of the only roads in the area not underwater. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with speculation that it was either an Ukrainian at...

Water from the Kyiv Sea is pouring in through the broken dam near Demydiv. Ecologists want create a protected reserve in the river Irpin flood plain and ban building there. The cause of the current fl...

A view of the flooded Irpin River basin, near Kozarovychi. This area was largely swamp and marshland until dams were built from the 1950s onwards. The cause of the current flooding is not clear with s...

A Minefield north of the village of Barvinkove on the Ukrainian front lines facing the Russian held town of Izium.

Cecilie, one of the boarders at the Hvam high school where there is an emphasis on outdoor activities.

A view over the countryside from the room of Cecilie, one of the boarders at the Hvam high school where there is an emphasis on outdoor activities.

A bridge over a dry river bed with the Gobi desert in the distance.

Visitors stand on the banks of an evaporation pond operated by Qinghai Salt Lake Industry Co. in the Chaerhan Salt Lake. Qinghai Salt Lake produces potash fertilizers, potassium chloride and lithium c...

A view of the city in Golmud, a strategic town on the Tibetan Plateau which serves as a military staging point for Tibet and Xinjiang, both restive ethnic minority regions.

New apartment buildings on the edge of the city in the Gobi desert.

Smoke rises from heavy fighting around Lyman as Russian forces try to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysychanksk. Seen from the hillside village of Malaky, on the Siverskyi Donets River. A frontline villa...

Smoke rises from heavy fighting around Lyman as Russian forces try to encircle Severodonetsk and Lysychanksk. Seen from the hillside village of Malaky, on the Siverskyi Donets River. A frontline villa...

Walkanga bathing with her little brother in a small stream. The native peoples of the Amazon have a holistic vision of the Pachamama: "It is not simply a landscape or aesthetic relationship, but the...

Pupils move cattle from their summer field to their winter field at Hallingdal, a 'Folk High School (Folkehogskole)', located three hours from Oslo, between Oslo and Bergen.

Pupils move cattle from their summer field to their winter field at Hallingdal, a 'Folk High School (Folkehogskole)', located three hours from Oslo, between Oslo and Bergen.

Pupils move cattle from their summer field to their winter field at Hallingdal, a 'Folk High School (Folkehogskole)', located three hours from Oslo, between Oslo and Bergen.

Pupils move cattle from their summer field to their winter field at Hallingdal, a 'Folk High School (Folkehogskole)', located three hours from Oslo, between Oslo and Bergen.

Hallingdal, a 'Folk High School (Folkehogskole)', located three hours from Oslo, between Oslo and Bergen.

The indigenous Kichwa people of Sarayaku are located in the Amazon region of Ecuador, on the Bobonaza River. It is composed of seven community centres in a territory of 135,000 hectares. 95% of the Sa...

Sholi cooperative (meaning 'mutual assistance') consists of 334 coffee farmers, who grow coffee beans in the hills at an altitude between 1800 and 2000 metres. The organisation was awarded the Fair Tr...

Villagers tend their vegetable plots on the Ukrainian front lines facing the Russian held town of Izium.

An aerial view of the karst mountains near Yangshuo.

An aerial view of the karst mountains near Yangshuo.

A man takes a picture from the Shenzhen Bay promenade with a view of Hong Kong across the water.

An aerial view of the karst mountains near Yangshuo.

An aerial view of the karst mountains near Yangshuo.

'Chinampas' and canals in Xochimilco at sunrise.

Sheeps grazing in a field outside the town.

The town of Corleone seen from above.

Abandoned Russian positions and minefields.

The Etretat chalk cliffs, arches and stacks in the English Channel.

The Etretat chalk cliffs overlooking the English Channel coastline.

A view of the town of Hyesan, North Korea, seen from across the border, formed by the frozen Yalu River, in Changbai.

A woman walks on the North Korean side of the border fence in the town of Hyesan, seen from across the border in Changbai.

A soldier walks on the North Korean side of the border fence in the town of Hyesan, seen from across the border in Changbai.

A view of the town of Hyesan, North Korea, seen from across the border, formed by the frozen Yalu River, in Changbai.