This week, global events were captured through compelling photography, reflecting significant human experiences and the challenges faced during the pandemic. Below are some noteworthy moments:
Health-care workers cry during a memorial for Esteban, a nurse they worked with at the Severo Ochoa Hospital in Leganes, Spain. Esteban was another casualty of the coronavirus pandemic.Randy Shoemaker embraces his son, Conner, after their family survived a deadly tornado in Chatsworth, Georgia. The family’s mobile home was flattened, but they survived by covering themselves with mattresses in the bathroom.A woman picks buttercup flowers near Nir Yitzhak, Israel, on Tuesday, April 14.Bodies are stored in a vacant room at Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit. This was confirmed as an accurate portrayal of the conditions faced during overwhelming 12-hour shifts.A food distribution in Nairobi, Kenya turned into a chaotic stampede on Friday, April 10. Several people were injured.Tom Moore, a 99-year-old war veteran who lives in Marston Moretaine, England, walks 100 lengths of his garden to raise funds for the UK’s National Health Service, raising more than £12 million ($15 million) in donations.A wildfire burns in the Chernobyl exclusion zone in Ukraine, near the nuclear power plant.A family prays together in Carlisle, Massachusetts, as they live-stream Easter Mass on Sunday, April 12.A cyclist rides near the beach in Santa Monica, California, on Friday, April 10.Health care workers are applauded in New York during a vigil for colleagues.
These images capture a wide array of human emotions and resilience amidst challenging times. They serve as reminders of both the struggles and the triumphs witnessed globally.
