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Sheets used by residents to escape the fire hang from the windows of the gutted 80 Albert Street building, where at least 73 people died in a fire, in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, 01 September 2023. According to Emergency Management Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi, at least 73 people have died and 52 people were injured in a building fire early morning on 31 August. An investigation into the cause of the fire has been opened as mopping-up operations continue throughout the day.
Relatives and friends are seen at the Diepkloof Mortuary, 1 September 2023, where the bodies of the victims of the Marshalltown fire have been taken. Seventy-four people were killed in the fire that began in the early hours of 31 August. Authorities asked relatives to go to the morgue in Soweto to identify the victims.South African Police Service K-9 Unit arrive at the entrance of a burned apartment block in Johannesburg on September 1, 2023.
A family hang out inside of their destroyed home after Hurricane Idalia made landfall, in the town of Horseshoe Beach, Florida, USA, 31 August 2023. Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida as a Category 3 storm with winds of 125 mph .A woman talks on the phone while sitting on a bench in front of a damaged apartment block, previously hit by a Russian missile strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 31 August 2023.
Living goddess Kumari Niharika Bajracharya sits on the traditional throne of Kumari as she waits for visitors during the traditional Matya festival at Ratnakar Mahavihar in Patan, Nepal, 01 September 2023. The Mataya festival is celebrated by the Buddhist community in order to wish for peace for family members who have passed away in the last year.Mongolian honour guards prepare to welcome Pope Francis at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulaanbaatar on September 1, 2023.
Believers pray during the Peace Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslims in Stuttgart, Germany, 01 September 2023. The slogan of the peace conference is ‘Love for all, hate for none’. Around 50,000 Muslims and active members from all over the world of Germany’s oldest Muslim community Ahmadiyya, are expected to attend the meeting. Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2023.