LEBANON
Smoke rises after massive explosions at the Port of Beirut on August 4. The blasts, sparked by a fire at a warehouse containing inflammable ammonium nitrate, left more than 130 dead and thousands injured
UNITED STATES
Firefighters battle a wildfire in Riverside County in south California on August 2. The blaze forced around 8,000 local residents to evacuate
NIGERIA
Students wash hands as they returned to school in Lagos on August 3 following relaxation in COVID-19 control measures
SUDAN
A waterlogged road in Khartoum on August 3 as the country grappled with fl oods after heavy rains
ITALY
The Italian Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) aerobatics team flies over the new Genoa Saint George Bridge in Genoa on August 3. The bridge replaced the viaduct that collapsed two years ago
FRANCE
People in masks in central Lille on August 3. Many major cities have ordered their residents to wear masks in public places as COVID-19 spread and admissions to intensive care units increased again after a month-long decline