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Topshots of the Week (4-10 February, 2023)

 

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (4-10 February, 2023).

 

rescuers carrie a body found in the rubble after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck in Turkey.

A rescuer reacts as he carries a body found in the rubble in Adana on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. The combined death toll has risen to over 1,900 for Turkey and Syria after the region's strongest quake in nearly a century on February 6, 2023. Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria, putting that toll at 1,904.
© Can EROK / AFP

A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana after an earthquake struck Turkey.

A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, on February 6, 2023 after a 7,8 magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. The combined death toll has risen to over 1,900 for Turkey and Syria after the region's strongest quake in nearly a century. Turkey's emergency services said at least 1,121 people died in the earthquake, with another 783 confirmed fatalities in Syria.
© Can EROK / AFP

Volodymyr Zelensky poses as he arrives for a summit at EU parliament in Brussels.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky poses as he arrives for a summit at EU parliament in Brussels, on February 9, 2023. Ukraine's President is set to attend an EU summit in Brussels on February 9, 2023, as the guest of honour where he will press allies to deliver fighter jets "as soon as possible" in the war against Russia.
© Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP

A man holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Turkey.

Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter Irmak, who died in the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on February 7, 2023. Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Some of the heaviest devastation occurred near the quake's epicentre between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, a city of two million where entire blocks now lie in ruins under gathering snow.
© Adem ATLAN / AFP

Residents retrieve an injured girl from the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town.

Residents retrieve an injured girl from the rubble of a collapsed building following an earthquake in the town of Jindayris, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on February 6, 2023. Hundreds have been reportedly killed in north Syria after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that originated in Turkey and was felt across neighbouring countries.
© Rami AL SAYED / AFP

Firefighters during a fire in Puren, Chile.

Firefighters are seen during a fire in Puren, Araucania region, Chile on February 4, 2023. At least 23 people have died in hundreds of forest fires whipped up amid a blistering heat wave in south central Chile, a senior government official said Saturday night.
© Javier TORRES / AFP

Ukrainian servicemen walk on the road toward their base near the frontline in the Donetsk region.

Ukrainian servicemen walk on the road toward their base near the frontline in the Donetsk region on February 4, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
© Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP

Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings after an earthquake struck Turkey.

Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on February 7, 2023. Rescuers in Turkey and Syria braved frigid weather, aftershocks and collapsing buildings, as they dug for survivors buried by an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people. Some of the heaviest devastation occurred near the quake's epicentre between Kahramanmaras and Gaziantep, a city of two million where entire blocks now lie in ruins under gathering snow.
© Adem ALTAN / AFP

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