Apr. 19, 2024 05:04 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Europe And Africa

By The Associated Press
A local resident swims in the flooded street between houses in Orenburg, Russia, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Over 11,700 houses remain flooded in the Orenburg region and some 10,700 people have already been evacuated from flooded areas. The deluge hit the region after a dam on the Ural River burst last week under surging waters. (AP Photo/Vitaly Smolnikov) Vitaly Smolnikov, ASSOCIATED PRESS
A local resident swims in the flooded street between houses in Orenburg, Russia, on Saturday, April 13, 2024. Over 11,700 houses remain flooded in the Orenburg region and some 10,700 people have already been evacuated from flooded areas. The deluge hit the region after a dam on the Ural River burst last week under surging waters. (AP Photo/Vitaly Smolnikov)
Police officers detain a protestor as other gather outside the parliament building in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, to protest against "the Russian law" similar to a law that Russia uses to stigmatize independent news media and organizations seen as being at odds with the Kremlin. (AP Photo/Zurab Tsertsvadze)
A rainbow appears in the sky over residents buildings in the German capital during a thunderstorm in Berlin, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Police officers stand guard as supporters burn flares outside the Metropolitano stadium, ahead of the Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Dortmund in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. This week's Champions League soccer games will go ahead as scheduled despite an Islamic State terror threat. (AP Photo/Andrea Comas, File)
Icelandic horses play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, April 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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April 12-18, 2024

Performers take part in the official flame lighting ceremony in Athens in preparation for the Paris Olympics. A local resident swims in floodwater in Orenburg, Russia, after a dam on the Ural River burst. The northern lights shine over an erupting volcano near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, and Real Madrid players celebrate winning the quarterfinal Champions League quarterfinal in Manchester, England. Residents take refuge at a school after flooding in Kisumu, Kenya.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by AP's chief photographer for Russia, Alexander Zemlianichenko.

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