Bridge collapses in Chile, migrants rescued off Libyan coast, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
Wagons of a freight train are seen at the Tolten river after a bridge collapsed in Pitrufquen village, in the Araucania region, south of Chile, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A handout picture taken and released by the Italian Red Cross shows migrants after being rescued during the MOAS operation in which 304 migrants were rescued from a dinghy off the Libyan coast, during a rescue operation in the international waters between Malta and Libya, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: EPA/HANDOUT/ITALIAN RED CROSS
Workers move mud bricks used in the multi-layered graveyard of Douma city, outskirts of Damascus, Syria, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
Mike Clouatre sits in a home surrounded by flood waters on August 18, 2016 in St Amant, Louisiana. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP
A helicopter drops water while battling the Blue Cut fire burning near Cajon Blvd in San Bernardino, California U.S., August 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Sunni Muslims who fled the Islamic State's strongholds of Hawija and Shirqat rest after they arrived at the town of Dibis, northwest of Kirkuk, Iraq, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A vendor stands behind watermelons displayed for sale in Kfar Tebnit village, southern Lebanon, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
German band Deichkind performs on stage during a concert at the Frequency 2016 festival in St. Poelten, Austria, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
People pose for selfies with a naked statue of U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that was left in Union Square Park in New York City, U.S. August 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A North Korean supporter waves their national flag at the Rio Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, August 18, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
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