Photos of the Week: Death Dive, Cool Breeze, Castle Pull

Juni Kriswanto / AFP / Getty Children run at the recently opened Space and Time Cube Surabaya immersive-digital-art space, in Surabaya, Indonesia, on August 23, 2026.

Agoes Rudianto / Anadolu / Getty A villager checks a water-pump pipe connected to the Sendang Sari water source in the foothills of the Kendeng Karst Mountains in Sugihmanik Village, Grobogan, Java, Indonesia, on August 24, 2026.

According to local people, access to clean water for more than 500 households in the village has been disrupted by declining water levels in two local springs over the past five years during the dry season.

Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP The Namo Ghat riverfront on the Ganges River shows higher water levels following monsoon rains in Varanasi, India, on August 23, 2026.

Prabin Ranabhat / AFP / Getty An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026.

Hundreds remained missing following a powerful flood unleashed by a partially collapsed glacier.

Valery Hache / AFP / Getty Lightning strikes in the clouds over the Bay of Angels in the French Riviera city of Nice, France, on August 24, 2026.

Michael Probst / AP A stork lands in a field in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, on August 27, 2026.

Fu Yujianglin / VCG / Getty People burn paper offerings in designated areas to pay tribute to their departed loved ones ahead of the Zhongyuan Festival (“Ghost Festival”) on August 25, 2026, in Kaili, Guizhou province, China.

Harley Palangchao / AP Villagers participate in a tug-of-war as they celebrate the end of the agricultural cycle called “Punnuk,” along the Hapao River in Hungduan, Ifugao province, Philippines, on August 22, 2026.

Philip Fong / AFP / Getty Participants pull Hirosaki Castle using ropes to its original position following repair works in Hirosaki, Aomori prefecture, Japan, on August 26, 2026.

Chris Graythen / Getty Christian Rasmussen drives during practice for the NTT IndyCar Series Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., on August 22, 2026.

Rafael Bastante / Europa Press / Getty Participants run in the “Boloencierro,” a unique tradition dating back to 2010, when traditional bull runs were suspended due to a lack of funding.

Runners now flee from a rolling 440-pound ball instead of bulls, in Mataelpino, Madrid, Spain, on August 22, 2026.