Fighting the elements: Indonesia earthquake and Portugal wildfires

LOMBOK, INDONESIA - AUGUST 07: An Indonesian search and rescue team looking for victims at a collapsed mosque following an earthquake in Tanjung on August 7, 2018 in Lombok Island, Indonesia. Nearly 100 people have been confirmed dead after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island, Lombok, and neighbouring Bali which left at least 20,000 people homeless. Based on reports, officials believe that the death toll may rise with aftershocks expected to rattle the area and aid agencies say their priority is to now provide shelter for displaced people. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** — © Ulet Ifansasti/Getty

Passersby using umbrellas struggle against a heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan's mainland in Tokyo, Japan August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai — © Toru Hanai/Reuters

Lean-to Pedestrians struggle against heavy rain and wind as typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan’s mainland in Tokyo

TOPSHOT - A reveller aboard a boat takes part in the annual Gay Pride parade in Amsterdam in August 4, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / ANP / Remko de Waal / Netherlands OUTREMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images — © Remko De Waal AFP/Getty Images

Loud and proud A reveller takes part in the annual gay pride parade in Amsterdam

This handout aerial photo taken by Melissa Delport from @trufflejournal on August 6, 2018 and received on August 8 shows people crowding the beach as they wait to be evacuated from Gili Trawangan island to neighbouring Lombok island a day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area. More than 70,000 people left homeless by a deadly earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok were sleeping in makeshift shelters and lack food, medicine and clean water, officials said on August 8. / AFP PHOTO / @trufflejournal / Melissa DELPORT / -----EDITORS NOTE --- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Melissa Delport / @trufflejournal" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES -- ONE TIME USE --MELISSA DELPORT/AFP/Getty Images — © Melissa Delport/AFP/Getty

Beach evacuation People crowd on the sand as they wait to be evacuated from Gili Trawangan island which neighbours Lombok island a day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area on Monday

Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James dances with supporters at a primary night election party in Detroit, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) — © Paul Sancya/AP

Poll dance Republican US Senate candidate John James dances with supporters at a primary night election party in Detroit

Children from a nursery wear clothes in the colours of the national flag of Malaysia during the pre-celebrations of the Malaysian national day in Kuantan, Malaysia, 06 August 2018. The Hari Merdeka (Independence Day) or the Hari Kebangsaan (National day) is taking place on 31 August to mark the day when the Malaysia gained independence from the British Empire in 1957. Photo: Mohd Faizol Aziz/BERNAMA/dpa — © Mohd Faizol Aziz/Bernama/dpa

Dress rehearsal Nursery children, dressed in the colours of the national flag, during pre-celebrations for the Malaysian national day in Kuantan

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he provides field guidance at a catfish plant in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 5, 2018. KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © KCNA/Reuters

Full scale North Korean leader Kim Jong Un smiles as he tours a catfish plant

In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, security personnel surround Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro during an incident as he was giving a speech in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. Drones armed with explosives detonated near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as he gave a speech to hundreds of soldiers in Caracas on Saturday but the socialist leader was unharmed, according to the government. (Xinhua via AP) — © Xinhua/AP

Taking cover Bodyguards surround Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, as drones armed with explosives detonated during a speech he gave to soldiers in Caracas

This handout picture obtained from the European Space Agency (ESA) on August 7, 2018 shows a view showing weather patterns converging over drought stricken Portugal as seen from the International Space Station on August 6, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / Alexander GERST / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ESA / Alexander Gerst" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ALEXANDER GERST/AFP/Getty Images — © Alexander Gerst/AFP/Getty

Space watch Weather patterns are seen over drought-stricken Portugal photographed from the International Space Station

Mandatory Credit: Photo by FILIPE FARINHA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9780648f) A forest fire burns on a hill in Monchique, Portugal, 05 August 2018. Over 800 firefighters, 220 vehicles and nearly 10 airplanes are fighting the forest fire. Wildfires burn in Monchique, Portugal - 05 Aug 2018 — © Filipe Farinha/EPA

Portugal blaze A forest fire burns in Monchique, Portugal. More than 800 firefighters, 220 vehicles and 10 aeroplanes fought the blaze

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - AUGUST 07: An emotional father embraces his son for the first time in months on August 7, 2018 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. A group of nine children were flown from New York and reunited with their families, months after U.S. border agents separated them and deported the parents as part of the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy at the border. Most of the children had been held at the Cayuga Center in New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Reunited A father embraces his son for the first time in months in Guatemala. Nine children were flown from New York and reunited with their families, months after US border agents separated them and deported the parents as part of the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy at the border

Western lowland gorilla Richard licks ice cream, prepared from fruits, for the gorillas to cool down during a heat wave at Prague Zoo, Czech Republic, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek) — © Petr David Josek/AP

Got it licked Western lowland gorilla Richard enjoys an ice cream during a heatwave at Prague zoo

Abortion rights activists gather as lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill legalizing abortion, in Buenos Aires, Argentina August 8, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — © Marcos Brindicci/Reuters

Pointed protest Abortion rights activists gather as Argentine lawmakers prepared to vote on a bill legalising abortion

Fighting the elements: Indonesia earthquake and Portugal wildfires

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