Today in Pictures, Aug 11, 2026

A massive earthquake in Colombia, the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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TOPSHOT - People look for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia, on August 10, 2026. A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighboring Latin American countries on August 10, 2026, with medical teams rushing to help victims after buildings were damaged or collapsed in several cities. The Colombian geological service and its American counterpart USGS put the magnitude at 7.4, with an epicenter 100 km (60 miles) underground in the west of the country. Colombia had initially put it at 6.6. (Photo by Joaquín SARMIENTO / AFP) — Locals looking for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake in Cali, Colombia. A powerful earthquake rocked Colombia and neighbouring Latin American countries on Aug 10.
PHOTO: AFP

People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River in remembrance of atomic bomb victims, marking the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing, in Hiroshima, western Japan, August 6, 2026. REUTERS/Issei Kato TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — People releasing paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River on Aug 6 in remembrance of atomic bomb victims, marking the 81st anniversary of the day the US dropped an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug 11, 1945.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A pedestrian struggling to hold on to her umbrella in the intense winds as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in Shanghai, China, on August 9.
PHOTO: REUTERS

TOPSHOT - People watch a piglet race at the 43rd edition of the Pig Festival, where the French pig-squealing championship is held, in Trie-sur-Baïse, south-western France, on August 9, 2026. (Photo by Valentine CHAPUIS / AFP) — People watching a piglet race on Aug 9, at the 43rd edition of La Pourcailhade, a pig festival held in Trie-sur-Baïse, where the French pig-squealing championship annually in August.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - Researchers from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum carry out preparations for the global live broadcast of the upcoming August 12 total solar eclipse, in the abandoned village of Villalibado, near Burgos, northern Spain, on August 10, 2026. Around thirty scientists from the Exploratorium museum NASA's official partner for live astronomical coverage have set up three powerful telescopes in Villalibado to broadcast the eclipse live to 10 million people, choosing the village for its clear horizon, strong communications infrastructure, and location within the path of totality. (Photo by Cesar MANSO / AFP) — Researchers from San Francisco's Exploratorium museum preparing for the global live broadcast of the upcoming total solar eclipse on Aug 12, in the abandoned village of Villalibado, near Burgos, northern Spain, on Aug 10.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - Volunteers wade into the Fuente de Piedra lagoon, 70 kilometres from Malaga, to take part in the annual flamingo ringing and monitoring campaign, at dawn on August 8, 2026. The Fuente de Piedra lagoon, the Iberian Peninsula's main flamingo breeding site, is a nature reserve home to more than 170 recorded bird species. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP) — Volunteers wading into the Fuente de Piedra lagoon, 70 kilometres from Malaga, to take part in the annual flamingo ringing and monitoring campaign at dawn on Aug 8.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - Revellers set sail on makeshift rafts and floats from the harbor towards La Concha Bay beach during the "Pirata Abordaia" (Pirate boarding) festive event in the northern Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian, on August 10, 2026. (Photo by ANDER GILLENEA / AFP) — Revellers setting sail on makeshift rafts and floats from the harbour towards La Concha Bay beach during the Pirata Abordaia, a pirate-themed festival event held annually in San Sebastián, Spain, on Aug 10.
PHOTO: AFP

TOPSHOT - A Ukrainian firefighter puts off the fire in a car next to a damaged residential building at the site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia on August 10, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Darya NAZAROVA / AFP) — A Ukrainian firefighter putting out the fire in a car next to a damaged residential building at the site of a Russian airstrike in Zaporizhzhia on Aug 10.
PHOTO: AFP

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