Week in pictures: 8-14 October 2016 - BBC News

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ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES / REUTERS
Haiti's interim president warned that his country risked "real famine" following the "apocalyptic destruction" of Hurricane Matthew. Jocelerme Privert said famine could take hold within three to four months if the situation was not managed properly.





SIPHIWE SIBEKO / REUTERS
South African police clashed with students at the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg after they forced their way into lecture halls, and disrupted classes. This is the fourth week of protests sparked by a government proposal to raise tuition fees by up to 8% in 2017.





JORGE SILVA / REUTERS
People took to the streets of Bangkok to mourn the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The world's longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday aged 88, sparking a national outpouring of grief. The government has declared a year-long official mourning period.





CHINA DAILY VIA REUTERS
Women in wedding dresses attempted to break the Guinness world record for a gathering with the most people dressed as brides, in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.





DAN HIMBRECHTS / EPA
The government of the Australian state of New South Wales reversed plans to ban greyhound racing. The ban was due to be imposed after an inquiry found overwhelming evidence of animal cruelty, including mass killings and the use of live bait in training. The ban, which was due to be introduced last year, was criticised by the industry as too extreme a reaction.





ARIS MESSINIS / AFP
A migrant holds onto a rope during a rescue operation some eight nautical miles off Libya's Mediterranean coastline. A growing number of people are attempting the treacherous sea journey from Libya or Egypt, after the closure of the Balkan migrant route leading from Greece to western Europe. It is three years since 366 migrants died when an overcrowded boat sank off the Italian coast, in a disaster which first drew widespread attention to the plight of those attempting to reach Europe by sea.





PAULO WHITAKER / REUTERS
To mark Brazil Children's Day celebrations a window cleaner at Hospital Infantil Sabara in Sao Paulo dressed as Spiderman, waving to patients as he worked.





JIM YOUNG / REUTERS
Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton took part in the second of three debates ahead of the election in November. After a series of bitter exchanges the evening concluded when an audience member asked the candidates to say one positive thing about each other.





PATRICK PLEUL / AFP
A drone picture captured a man raking colourful autumn leaves on a meadow under a maple tree in Brandenburg, Germany.