15 April 2022 1 Min Read
The week in pictures
Floods devastate parts of KwaZulu-Natal, a grim investigation in Ukraine, fuel shortages in Sri Lanka, China battles Covid-19 and more
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April 11-13 — Shipping containers that were caught in floods after heavy rains lie abandoned on a road in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. By Wednesday, the death toll from floods had risen to more than 260. President Cyril Ramaphosa toured the area.
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- Shipping containers that were caught in floods after heavy rains lie on a road in Durban, on April 12 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
- Men sift through the rubble of a church that collapsed onto a house, killing four children, during heavy rain, in Clermont, Durban, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
- President Cyril Ramaphosa meets people who lost family members during flooding in Clermont, Durban, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
- Bhambayi residents protest against police, who they say failed to find the bodies of three families who were washed away during flooding, along the M25 highway in Inanda, north of Durban. Picture: SANDILE NDLOVU
- Bhambayi residents protest against police, who they say failed to find the bodies of three families who were washed away during flooding, along the M25 highway in Inanda, north of Durban. Photo: SANDILE NDLOVU
- One of two fuel tankers that were washed down the Umgeni River and deposited, along with tonnes of debris, on a Durban beach, on April 12 2022. Picture: ALISON TUCKER
- People loot a shipping container, which was washed away after heavy rains caused flooding, in Durban, in this picture taken on April 12 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
- A large part of Ntuzuma Road, north or Durban, was washed away forming a huge sinkhole on Monday night, after torrential rains. Picture: TIMESLIVE
- People collect fresh water at an informal settlement between the M19 and Quarry Road after heavy rains caused flooding that killed more than 200 people and destroyed roads, houses and bridges in KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: GALLO IMAGES /DARREN STEWART
- A woman stands at her front door after flooding in KwaNdengezi, Durban, on April 12 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
- Clean up operations begin after flood damage in Marianridge, Durban, on April 12 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
- A damaged road after flooding in KwaZulu-Natal. Picture: SANDILE NDLOVU
- Clean up operations in Marianridge, Durban, on April 12 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ROGAN WARD
April 12 — Drivers push their three-wheelers in Colombo, Sri Lanka, while waiting in a line to buy petrol at a Ceylon Ceypetco fuel station on a main road, amid the country’s economic crisis.
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April 12 — Medical workers in protective suits wave at Changchun residents during a farewell ceremony before returning to Meihekou, from which they were dispatched to help curb Covid-19 in Changchun, Jilin province, China.
April 13 — International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan stands next to a grave where the remains of three bodies were found, in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Picture: REUTERS/VOLODYMYR PETROV
- Family and friends follow behind the humvee carrying the casket of Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Goshko to the cemetery in Starychi, Ukraine, on April 13 2022. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/JOE RAEDLE
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Latvian President Egils Levits and Estonian President Alar Karis pose for a picture before a meeting, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 13 2022. Picture: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE/REUTERS
- People take part in the funeral of the commander of the Second Separate Battalion of Ukrainian Volunteer Corps, in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/PAVLO PALAMARCHUK
- People take part in the funeral of the commander of the Second Separate Battalion of Ukrainian Volunteer Corps, in Lviv, Ukraine, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/PAVLO PALAMARCHUK
- Burnt-out cars in front of a residential building damaged in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict, in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO
- Local residents walk in front of a residential building damaged in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict, on a rainy day in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine, on April 13 2022. Picture: REUTERS/ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO
April 13 — Hindu devotees dance after applying paints to their bodies as they celebrate the Lal Kach festival in Munshiganj, Bangladesh.
April 13 — Women carry rubbish bags after collecting recyclable materials among rubbish at the Goudkoppies landfill site near Eldorado Park, south of Johannesburg.
April 13 — Orthodox Jewish men prepare matza, a traditional unleavened bread eaten during the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover, in Komemiyut, Israel.
April 13 — Bette-May Waine, right, welcomes her grandchild Mackenzie Waine and family from Australia for a holiday, at Auckland International Airport. New Zealand borders reopened to Australian tourists from midnight on Tuesday.