Week in pictures: 4 - 10 August 2018 - BBC News

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TORU HANAI / REUTERS
In Tokyo, a woman struggles against heavy rain and wind as Typhoon Shanshan approaches Japan's mainland.




CANADIAN PRESS / SHUTTERSTOCK
Revellers take part in the Caribbean carnival grand parade in Toronto, Canada.




JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS
Migrants take a shower on board the NGO Proactiva Open Arms rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea.




REUTERS
People gather near the scene where two vehicles fell into a sinkhole in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China.




PATRICK B KRAEMER / EPA
Jenny Mensing, of Germany, swims backstroke with a paper cup on her forehead while warming up at the Glasgow 2018 European Swimming Championships.




LOUISA GOULIAMAKI / AFP
People watch the sunset from the Areopagus hill in Athens, Greece.




DAVID W CERNY / REUTERS
As Europe continues to experience high temperatures, this western lowland gorilla cools off with an ice cream at Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic.




VICTORIA JONES / PA
Crowds gather outside Amiens Cathedral in France, illuminated on the eve of the centenary of the Battle of Amiens and subsequent Hundred Days Offensive, a decisive point in World War One.




LUCY NICHOLSON / REUTERS
Feline fans pose for a selfie at the CatCon cat convention in Pasadena, California.




DENIS BALIBOUSE / REUTERS
Inflatable boats as far as the eye can see on Lake Lucerne as people enjoyed the sunshine in Switzerland.