Pictures from this week show the full force of nature
This week- nature is showing its full force and turning out in full force across the world. From a typhoon that stopped Hong Kong to Volcanoes erupting in Philippines and Iceland. See all the stories in pictures, you can click on the pictures to make the even bigger than they already are!
Hold-on to the umbrellas!A man walks under the rain in Hong Kong during a thunderstorm caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi on September 16, 2014.
Hong Kong was shut down on September 16 as a powerful typhoon swept past the city, bringing strong winds and rain.
AFP PHOTO / XAUME OLLEROS
Water, Water everywhere...Kashmiri residents wade through floodwaters September 15, 2014.
Rescuers struggled to reach more than 200,000 people still stranded in Indian Kashmir as deadly floodwaters reduced.
AFP PHOTO/Tauseef MUSTAFA
Lava Land!A plane flying over the Bardarbunga volcano spewing lava and smoke in southeast Iceland. The Bardarbunga volcano system has been rocked by hundreds of tremors daily since mid-August, prompting fears the volcano could explode. Bardarbunga, at 2,000 metres (6,500 feet), is Iceland's second-highest peak and is located under Europe's largest glacier, Vatnajoekull. Read more about this story here.
AFP PHOTO / BERNARD MERIC
Will this smoke bring fire?Mayon volcano spews a small amount of white smoke September 16, 2014. People living close to this powerful volcano were asked to leave the place, warning a dangerous eruption may occur within weeks. Read more about this volcano here.
AFP PHOTO/Charism Sayat
