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Pictures of the week: from the Florida hurricane to sinkholes in Guatemala
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Cars in floodwater after Hurricane Ian struck in Orlando, Florida. The hurricane brought high winds, storm surges and rain to the area causing severe damage. AFP -
In 1992, Qaboos bin Said, the then Sultan of Oman, directed that his country should have a Grand Mosque. A competition for its design took place in 1993 and after a site was chosen at Bausher construction commenced in December 1994. Victor Besa / The National -
US Vice President Kamala Harris takes a selfie with soldiers before her departure from the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea. AP -
Huts made of branches and cloth provide shelter to Somalians displaced by drought on the outskirts of Dollow, Somalia. AP -
A man carries several buckets to stock up on fuel during the strike against the increase in fuel prices, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA -
School students colouring pictures ahead of the upcoming National Day in Handan in China's northern Hebei province. AFP -
A bull elephant in the Kimana Sanctuary, Kajiado, Kenya. A severe drought has hit the area and many animals have already died of starvation. Many more are at risk. AFP -
Giorgia Meloni, president of the right-wing political party Brothers of Italy, won the national election. EPA -
Yasser Khila, 4, suffered burns from spilt hot stew in Gaza City. The harsh living conditions and unsafe energy supplies in the Palestinian enclave blockaded by Israel since 2007 are contributing to the thousands of burns each year. AFP -
The border crossing at Verkhny Lars between Georgia and Russia. Long lines of vehicles have formed after Moscow announced a partial military mobilisation, with many Russians leaving their homes. AP -
Participants carry torches made out of wineskins in flames during 'El Vitor' procession, in Mayorga, Lima, as part of traditional celebrations honouring Spanish Saint Toribius of Mogrovejo. AFP -
Piled logs from a forest hit by recent wildfires, near La Teste-de-Buch, south-western France. AFP -
A man rides a motorbike in a flooded street following the passage of typhoon Noru in Hoi An, Vietnam. AFP -
An Orthodox choir parade during the celebrations on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa. It commemorates the supposed discovery of the True Cross upon which Jesus was crucified. AFP -
Syrian school children stand in a classroom in a makeshift school in the rebel-held side of the divided northern town of Tadif, located about 40 kilometres east of Aleppo. AFP -
A devotee of the Jor Soo Gong Naka shrine with skewers pierced through her cheeks takes part in a procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in Phuket, Thailand. AFP -
A cow at the traditional cattle show in Schwellbrunn, Switzerland, an annual beauty contest for bovine. EPA -
Andriy Symchuk, a police officer in Lviv, and his sniffer dog Bars at a checkpoint in Izyum, Kharkiv. AFP -
Anurag Shukla at the office of the Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan. It is a shelter founded by Jaidayal Dalmia, a leading industrialist, in memory of his mother Jadiya Devi, whose pictures hangs on the wall. Tanya Dutta / The National -
Soldiers scuffle with retired army members as they try to enter to the parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. The protesters demanded an increase in their monthly retirement pay, decimated during the economic meltdown. AP -
A visitor is photographed through one of artist Fred Eversley's glass sculptures at the Orange County Museum of Art, California. The new museum designed by architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis Studio will open its doors this month. EPA -
Police officers check a pond near Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, which will host a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Reuters -
Residents wait on the roof of their homes in San Miguel, the Philippines. It follows flooding caused by Typhoon Noru. Reuters -
Gas leaks into the Baltic Sea, off the coast of the Danish island of Bornholm, from two pipelines running from Russia to Germany. It triggered concerns about possible sabotage. AP -
A Boeing 737 cargo aircraft overran the runway during its landing phase at night at Montpellier Airport, France. AFP -
Police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protestors during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka, a day after officials severely curtailed protest rights in response to months of unrest sparked by the island nation's sharp economic downturn. AFP -
A maple tree and its autumn foliage in Bridgton, Maine. The cool temperatures and recent rains have increased the colour display of the state's hardwood trees. AP -
A boy rests on top of drying corn near agricultural fields in the village of Jindayris in the Afrin region of Syria's rebel-held northern Aleppo province. AFP -
A giant inflatable rubber duck installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman floats on Seokchon Lake, Seoul, South Korea. Reuters -
Two giant holes appeared in a road, caused by the collapse of a drainage system due to heavy rains in Villa Nueva, 15 kilometres south of Guatemala City. Four people travelling in a car suffered injuries said. AFP
