Photos of the week: Earthquake in Indonesia and Trump impeached again

At least 73 dead in a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia and US House of Representatives in an historic move impeach president Donald Trump for the second time; a round-up of best photos across the world.

Updated on: Jan 17, 2021 5:41 PM IST

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An Indonesian search and rescue personnel inspects a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia on January 16. (Sigid Kurniawan / Antara Foto via REUTERS)

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Traffic passing across a bridge on the frozen Han river in Seoul, South Korea on January 10. (Ed Jones / AFP)

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Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark alongside House Impeachment Manager Representative Joe Neguse (D-CO), as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds the signed article of impeachment during an engrossment ceremony after the US House of Representatives voted to impeach US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on January 13. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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People receive Covid-19 vaccines inside Lichfield Cathedral, which has been turned into an emergency vaccination centre, in Lichfield, Birmingham, England on January 15. (Carl Recine / REUTERS)

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Surrounded by ice and snow, people sit on a terrace bar in Madrid following Storm Filomena in Spain, on January 14. (Bernat Armangue / AP)

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Riot police scuffle with demonstrators during a protest against the dissolution of parliament, in Kathmandu, Nepal on January 10. (Navesh Chitrakar / REUTERS)

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A ferry of the Helsinki Region Transport Authority (HSL) travels through sea smoke, heading to the Suomenlinna Fortress, in Helsinki on January 15. (Jussi Nukari / Lehtikuva / AFP)

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The remains of the Alas-as elementary school are seen in the middle of patterns of erosion on volcanic ash deposits at the Taal volcano almost a year after it erupted, in Batangas province, Philippines on January 10. (Aaron Favila / AP)

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A National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) official holds a part of the retrieved black box of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182, which crashed into the sea off the Jakarta coast, in Indonesia, on January 12. (Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana / REUTERS)

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Participants wearing protective face masks pray as they take an ice-cold bath during a ceremony to purify their souls and to wish for overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo, Japan on January 10. (Kim Kyung-Hoon / REUTERS)

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The Washington Monument is seen from the US Capitol building at dusk on January 16. After last week's riots at the US Capitol Building, the FBI has warned of additional threats in the nation's capital and in all 50 states. (Samuel Corum / Getty Images / AFP)

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A US Capitol Police captain wears a black band over his badge during a protest in Washington, DC on January 13. (Eric lee / Bloomberg)

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Monster Energy Honda Team 2021's Kevin Benavides celebrates on the podium after winning the Dakar Rally in the bike category with second placed Monster Energy Honda Team 2021's Ricky Brabec and Red Bull KTM Factory Team's Sam Sunderland, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on January 15. (Hamad I Mohammed / REUTERS)

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People shop at a supermarket in Beirut as they stock up on provisions two days before a total lockdown due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic on January 12. (Joseph Eid / AFP)

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A bus in New York City which careened off a road in the Bronx neighbourhood of New York is seen left dangling from an overpass on January 15. (Craig Ruttle / AP)

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Handout by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on January 15 shows a launch of missiles during a military drill in an unknown location in central Iran, marking the third exercise held by the country's military in almost two weeks. (Sepah News / AFP)