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Week in pictures: A heatwave in Vietnam to Orthodox Easter in Jerusalem

A roundup of some of the last week’s events.

This aerial photo shows a fisherman collecting dead fish caused by renovation works and the ongoing hot weather conditions from a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province on April 30
This aerial photo shows a fisherman collecting dead fish caused by renovation works and the ongoing hot weather conditions at a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province. [AFP]
Published On 5 May 2024

From floods in Brazil to a giant kite festival in Japan, here’s the week in photos.

A Palestinian mourns relatives killed in Israeli bombardment, at the al-Najjar hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on April 29
A Palestinian mourns relatives killed in Israeli bombardment at the Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. [AFP]
An aerial view shows flooded areas in Encantado city, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, on May 1, 2024
An aerial view of flooded areas in Encantado city, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. At least 10 people have died in floods caused by torrential rains in Brazil's south, authorities said. [Gustavo Ghisleni/AFP]
A woman with two children carries their belongings as residents of the Lower Delmas flee their homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti May 2
A woman with two children carries their belongings as residents of the Lower Delmas flee their homes due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. [Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters]
Servicemen of the "Achilles" Battalion from the 92nd assault brigade of the Ukrainian Army check a Vampire hexacopter drone after ? mission flight over a frontline near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, on May 1, 2024
Servicemen of the Achilles battalion from the 92nd assault brigade of the Ukrainian army check a Vampire hexacopter, a six-rotor drone copter, drone after a mission flight over a front line near Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. These drones are almost exclusively used at night to drop munitions on Russian targets or supplies and medical necessities to Ukrainian soldiers on the front line. [Genya Savilov/AFP]
A girl looks on next to a damaged car buried in mud in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in the village of Kamuchiri, near Mai Mahiu, on April 29
A girl looks on next to a damaged car buried in mud in an area heavily affected by torrential rains and flash floods in the village of Kamuchiri, near Mai Mahiu. More than 120 people have been killed over the March-May wet season in Kenya as heavier than usual rainfall pounds East Africa, compounded by the El Nino weather pattern. [Luis Tato/AFP]
Union members clash with Turkish anti riot police officers as they march during Labor Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, May 1
Union members clash with anti-riot police officers as they march during Labour Day celebrations in Istanbul, Turkey. [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]
Police face-off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles, California, early on May 2
Police face off with pro-Palestinian students after destroying part of the encampment barricade on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in California. There was heavy police deployment on US university campuses after protesters were forcibly removed, ending weeks-long protests against Israel's war on Gaza. [Etienne Laurent/AFP]
Participants fly Japan's largest kite, measuring 14.5x14.5 meters and weighing 950 kg, during the Oodako Matsuri, a giant kite festival, in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo, Japan May 4
Participants fly Japan's largest kite, measuring 14.5 meters on all sides and weighing 950kg, during the Oodako Matsuri, a giant kite festival, in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo. The annual festival has been passed down for more than a century as a form of prayer for a good harvest. [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]
Orthodox Christian worshippers attend the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, May 4
Orthodox Christian worshippers attend the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City. [Ammar Awad/Reuters]
A security stands guard before a rehearsal for a military parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 5
A security guard stands before a rehearsal for a military parade, which marks the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow's Red Square, Russia. [Maxim Shemetov/Reuters]