Week in pictures: September 21-27, 2024

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Pat McFadden, Labor MP for Wolverhampton South East, prepares for an interview at the Labor Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, England.

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A vehicle has been submerged in floodwaters in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. More than a month’s worth of rain fell in a matter of hours in parts of central and southern England, forcing roads and schools to close and throwing transport plans into chaos.

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AFC Wimbledon had to cancel the football match against Newcastle United in South London after the stadium was hit by extensive flooding. A sinkhole formed on the field, making it unplayable.

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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), known as the comet of the century, appears in the sky over Arinaga, Gran Canaria Island, Spain.

The US Coast Guard Air Station crew rescues a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat became disabled and began taking on water off the coast of Sanibel Island, Florida, US, September 26, 2024.

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The U.S. Coast Guard Air Base crew rescues a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat began taking on water off the coast of Sanibel Island, Florida. The storm made landfall in the Big Bend region of Florida, packing winds of 140 miles per hour.

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A motorcyclist avoids flames as a forest fire rages in Quito. Ecuador is suffering its worst drought in six decades, with no significant rainfall in more than two months.

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Peñarol fans from Uruguay cheer on their team ahead of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final against Brazil’s Flamengo in Montevideo. The match finished 0–0, with Peñarol securing a place in the semi-finals, after winning the first leg 1–0.

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Two unidentified Scottish soldiers killed in the First World War have been buried in northern France after their bodies were found during work on a hospital building. Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffins during a service at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Loos British Cemetery.