Photos of the Week: Death Dive, Cool Breeze, Castle Pull
A sheep-crossing-water contest in Turkey, a pilgrimage festival in Portugal, a devastating flood in Nepal, robot racing in China, a tomato-fight fiesta in Spain, and much more
Children frolic in a new digital art exhibit, the Space and Time Cube in Surabaya, Indonesia. A village struggles to access clean water for 500 households due to dwindling water levels in springs over the past five years. The Ganges River in Varanasi, India, boasts higher water levels after monsoon rains. Flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district leave hundreds missing and houses submerged in debris.
Lightning illuminates the Bay of Angels in Nice, France. A stork perches in a field near Frankfurt, Germany. Families in China pay respects during the Ghost Festival by burning paper offerings. Villagers in the Philippines engage in a tug-of-war to celebrate the agricultural cycle's end. Hirosaki Castle in Japan is carefully repositioned after repair work.
A driver tests a car at an IndyCar Series race in Washington, D.C. Participants take part in a modern twist on a traditional Spanish festival: fleeing from a rolling 440-pound ball instead of bulls. In China, humanoid robots compete in a robot racing event. In Peru, archaeologists uncover skeletal remains from a 16th-century hospital.
Marcus Grimmie, known as Armstrong, performs with his band in London. A Brazilian soldier leads a parade honoring Soldier’s Day. Finally, in Spain, a man douses himself in tomatoes during the popular "Tomatina" tomato-throwing festival.
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