Fire, water and full moon: Photos of the week

BBC
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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Devotees shower flowers and gulaal, while volunteers immerse an idol of the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh at Girgaon Chowpatty beach during the Ganesh Visarjan festival in Mumbai, India, on September 17, 2024.
Devotees throw flowers, while volunteers immerse an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh at Girgaon Chowpatty beach during the Ganesh Visarjan festival in Mumbai, India. [Saurabh Sirohiya/NurPhoto via Getty Images]
Firefighters combat a wildfire in Espiunca, Arouca, Portugal, on 18 September 2024
Firefighters combat a wildfire in Arouca, Portugal. At least seven people, including three firefighters, died as fires raged across the country, according to local news outlets. The northern and central parts of the country have been worst affected. [Octavio Passos/Getty Images]
An aerial view of an army truck driving throught flooded streets while delivering aid days after the Nysa Klodzka river overcame the river banks on September 19, 2024 in Lewin Brzeski, Poland.
An army truck drives through flooded streets while delivering aid in Lewin Brzeski, Poland, days after the Nysa Klodzka river burst its banks. The death toll from the floods rose to at least 16 on Monday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Casualties were also recorded in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland. [Omar Marques/Getty Images]
Models present creations from the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, September 19, 2024.
Models present creations from the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan. [Claudia Greco/Reuters ]
People gather as a full harvest supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor on September 17, 2024 in Glastonbury, England.
People gather as a full harvest supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in England. [Matt Cardy/Getty Images]
Two women talking in front of the painting 'Evening. Interior' by Harriet Backer during the press tour of the exhibition 'Harriet Backer. The music of colours' at Orsay Museum in Paris, France, 20 September 2024.
Two women talk in front of a painting by Norwegian artist Harriet Backer during a tour of her exhibition "The Music of Colors" at Orsay Museum in Paris. [Teresa Suarez/EPA]
Piles of plastic waste are pictured at a recycling site next to a residential area on the outskirts in Hanoi, Vietnam on September 17, 2024.
Piles of plastic waste are pictured at a recycling site next to a residential area on the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. [ NHAC NGUYEN/AFP]
Competitors fly their racing drones during a Military International Drone Tournament at Honourable Artillery Company in London on September 17, 2024.
Competitors fly their racing drones during a Military International Drone Tournament at the Honourable Artillery Company in London, where some of the best drone pilots from across the world's militaries race against each other. [Jonathan Brady/PA Media]
Runners and riders in action during the ONEILLS.COM (Q.R.) Handicap at Laytown Racecourse in County Meath, Ireland.
Runners and riders compete at Laytown Racecourse in County Meath - the only official beach racetrack in Ireland. [Niall Carson/PA Media]
Veterinarian Pollyanna Motinha (L) and colleagues hold Itapira, a young female jaguar that had its paws burned during recent fires in Pantanal, as she receives treatment at the Nex No Extintion Institute NGO in Corumba de Goias, Goias State, Brazil, on September 12, 2024.
Animal workers hold Itapira - a young female jaguar, who had her paws burned during wildfires in Pantanal, Brazil - as she receives treatment. Itapira will be returned to the wild once her wounds have healed. [EVARISTO SA/AFP]

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