AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
AUG. 13-19, 2021:
From extreme weather - ranging from wildfires in Algeria to floods in Turkey - to Zambian elections and refugees from Afghanistan, as well as the international reaction to the ongoing situation there, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.
The selection was curated by AP photographer Armando Franca in Lisbon.
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Afghan migrants sit in the countryside in Tatvan, in Bitlis Province, eastern Turkey, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. Turkey is concerned about increased migration across the Turkish-Iranian border as Afghans flee the Taliban advance in their country. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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Firemen use a hose to extinguish a fire near Le Luc, southern France, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Thousands of people fled homes, campgrounds and hotels near the French Riviera on Tuesday as firefighters battled a blaze that raced through nearby forests, sending smoke pouring down wooded slopes toward vineyards in the picturesque area. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
People hold a poster demanding the security of girls and other people in Afghanistan during a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2021. Several hundred people attended a demonstration to support an air bridge to bring people out of the Taliban-controlled country. (Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A man looks at destroyed building, in Bozkurt town of Kastamonu province, Turkey, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. The death toll from severe floods and mudslides in coastal Turkey has climbed to at least 44, the country's emergency and disaster agency said Saturday. Torrential rains that pounded the Black Sea provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu and Sinop on Wednesday caused flooding that demolished homes, severed at least five bridges, swept away cars and rendered numerous roads unpassable. (AP Photo)
A woman cools off in front of a water vapor fan during a heatwave in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Temperatures were set to hit a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius in Spain on Saturday, as the country sweltered on the hottest day of the year so far. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas)
A child cheers during the gay pride march in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Several thousand LGBT supporters took to the streets in the Romanian capital of Bucharest Saturday for a gay pride parade which resumed after a year's pause due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Youths hang out on a balcony in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Temperatures were set to hit a maximum of 46 degrees Celsius in some parts of Spain on Saturday, as the country sweltered on the hottest day of the year so far. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)
A helicopter participates in a wildfire extinguishing operation, in Koycegiz, Mugla, Turkey, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021. Wildfires in Turkey, described as Turkey's worst in living memory, started on July 28 amid a ferocious heatwave and raged on for days across more than half of Turkey's provinces. At least eight people and countless animals have been killed and villages and resorts had to be evacuated, with some people fleeing to beaches to be rescued by sea.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)
A small truck and motorcycle drive through a charred forest after a fire near the village of Achlouf, in the Kabyle region, east of Algiers, Friday, Aug.13, 2021. Dozens of fires began devouring forested mountainsides in the Berber region of Kabyle Monday. The President declared a three-day mourning period to honor the lives lost. (AP Photo/Toufik Doudou)
Supporters of Zambia's main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema gather outside the party's offices, in Lusaka, Zambia, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021. Early election results in Zambia show opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema ahead in a tight, tense race while the national Electoral Commission has urged people to wait for the final official results to avoid any unrest. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Holiday makers refresh themselves in Adriatic sea in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Friday, Aug. 13, 2021. Stifling heat is gripping much of Southern Europe, with peak temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) and forecasters saying the worse is yet to come. (AP Photo-Darko Bandic)
