1161-613 - A woman from Ifugao carrying vegetables on her head on her way through the rice terraces to the market at Banaue on the Island of Luzon in the Philippines
989-319 - Overview of extensively flooded pastureland and farm track on West Sedgemoor, Somerset Levels, after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
989-317 - Flooded gateway and pastureland on West Moor near Hambridge on the Somerset Levels after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
989-318 - Severely flooded and closed road on Curry Moor between North Curry and East Lyng after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
989-321 - Hugely swollen River Parrett overflowing onto Aller Moor near Staithe after weeks of heavy rain, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe
321-5165 - Woman of the Akha tribe in traditional dress including a headdress of heavy silver baubles, in a hill village near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
321-5166 - Woman of the Akha tribe in traditional dress including a headdress of heavy silver baubles, in a hill village near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
321-5201 - Dunes reflecting in the flooded pan of Sossusvlei caused by rare heavy rainfall, with dried mud in the foreground as the water evaporates, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa
321-5200 - Rising sun catching the summit of towering orange sand dunes with reflections in the flooded pan of Sossusvlei caused by rare heavy rainfall, Namib Desert near Sesriem, Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia, Africa
321-5164 - Woman of the Akha tribe in traditional dress including a headdress of heavy silver baubles, in a hill village near Kengtung (Kyaingtong), Shan State, Myanmar (Burma), Asia
832-173330 - English oak tree parkway (Quercus robur), icy road in winter with heavy snowfall, Naturdenkmal Grabauer Eichen-Allee nature monument, Grabau, Kreis Stormarn district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
832-105999 - Near the ice hotel in Jukkasjaervi, large blocks of ice are cut and lifted from the frozen Torne Aelv River with heavy equipment, Jukkasjaervi, Kiruna, Lappland, northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe
832-106000 - Near the ice hotel in Jukkasjaervi, large blocks of ice are cut and lifted from the frozen Torne Aelv River with heavy equipment, Jukkasjaervi, Kiruna, Lappland, northern Sweden, Sweden, Europe
832-101845 - A fan takes a picture with small digital camera at the concert of Swiss pagan metal band Eluveitie live in the Schueuer venue, Lucerne, Switzerland
805-631 - Rice paddy fields, with heavy monsoon clouds gathering over volcanic crater hills across Lake Toba from Samosir Island, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
805-632 - Rice paddy fields, with heavy monsoon clouds gathering over volcanic crater hills across Lake Toba from Samosir Island, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia
1113-71171 - porter carrys building material on his back up steep mountain steps, Taoist mountain, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia
1113-71107 - porters carry furniture, building material on their backs up steep mountain steps to the summit, Taoist mountain, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia
1113-71101 - porter, porters carry furniture, building material on his back up steep mountain steps, Taoist mountain, Hua Shan, Shaanxi province, Taoist mountain, China, Asia
797-10634 - Weather, Winter, Snow, Recovery truck extracting a Jack-knifed fuel tanker on icy A22 main road near Nutley East Sussex after heavy snowfall.
797-10633 - Weather, Winter, Snow, Jack-knifed fuel tanker on icy A22 main road near Nutley East Sussex after heavy snowfall. Truck has spun and is facing in the opposite direction to the one it was travelling in.
1116-17820 - A determined team attempts to pull a heavy First Air Hercules aircraft across the tarmac at the Yellowknife Airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
857-56616 - Oil booms surround the rookery of Queen Bess Island, a well known bird nesting sanctuary in Barataria Bay, now coated in heavy oil at the base of the mangroves.
857-56606 - Oil booms surround the rookery of Queen Bess Island, a well known bird nesting sanctuary in Barataria Bay, now coated in heavy oil at the base of the mangroves.
857-33534 - A Pashtun man returning home to his mountain home from a camp for earthquake survivors, carries boxes up a steep hill, in the Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The Pakistan army has dictated that all camps for people displaced by the earthquake be emptied by early April, whether families want to return or not. The Battgram district was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.
857-33533 - On the the road to the Allai Valley, men try to push a truck that is stuck in mud and landslide debris and which is blocking other trucks full of humanitarian aid and earthquake survivors returning to their mountain villages, Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The region was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.
857-33782 - On the the road to the Allai Valley, a Pashtun family carries luggage past trucks that are stuck in mud and landslide debris-the trucks are full of other families and their possessions traveling back to their mountan villages, Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The region was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.
857-33942 - Children play on a tank in the Panjshir Valley while waiting for ceremonies to begin in honor the one year anniversary of the assasination of Ahmad Shah Masood, September 9, 2002. The Panjshir Valley was a stronghold for the Tajik people and the famous commander Masood in their struggle first against the Soviets and then against the Taliban. The valley and villages of the Panjshir were subjected to heavy bombing and destruction during the Afghan-Soviet war, but was never fully occupied. Now it is the heartland for the powerful Tajik ethnic group, the second largest in Afghanistan, who came to partial power after the fall of the Taliban.
857-33537 - Pashtun men clear rocks from a landslide that is blocking the road to the Allai Valley, and preventing many trucks full of earthquake survivors and their possessions from traveling back to their mountan villages, Battagram District, Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. The region was one of the worst-hit by the October 2005 earthquake, and aftershocks and heavy rains continue to trigger landslides, which have hampered reconstruction efforts and the return of earthquake survivors to their mountain villages from the low altitude tent camps where many spent the winter.