Deadly wildfires in southern Chile, a lantern festival in Taiwan, an extremely low tide in Venice, a freight-train derailment in Ohio, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a unique dining experience in China, scenes of earthquake devastation in Turkey, freezing temperatures in the American Northeast, and much more

A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 3, 2023. # Wholesale

French artist Manolo Bez, aka Manolo, performs on a black horse in the show titled "Animal, Dance With the Living" at the Theatre du Centaure in Marseille, France, on February 5, 2023. #

An ox stands surrounded by burned trees in Santa Juana, Chile, on February 5, 2023. Wildfires were spreading in southern and central Chile, triggering evacuations and the declaration of a state of emergency in some regions. #

A forest fire rages in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, in Chile, on February 8, 2023. One week after a wave of fires began in south-central Chile, the conflagrations are far from being controlled, and the forecast of high temperatures, dryness, and winds has not improved the outlook. At least 24 people have died and thousands have been left homeless. #

Smoke covers a road as a wildfire burns areas in Tome, Chile, on February 8, 2023. #

Veterinary staff treat a cat that suffered burns during a forest fire, at an improvised medical-care center for animals in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile, on February 5, 2023. #

A forest fire approaches the town of Chiguayante, in the province of Concepcion, Chile, on February 9, 2023. #

Tourists release sky lanterns during the Pingxi Lantern Festival on February 5, 2023, in Taipei, Taiwan. #

Customers dine at a barbecue restaurant built out of cement pipes in Chongqing, China, on February 7, 2023. #

Hindu devotees walk toward the Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during Thaipusam celebrations at Batu Caves, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 5, 2023. #

Muay Thai boxers perform the "Wai Khru" to set a Guinness World Record during a Thai martial-arts festival at Rajabhakti Park in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, Thailand, on February 6, 2023. #

Lizzo arrives at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on February 5, 2023. #

People explore the Ice Castles as the temperature dips to –1 degree Fahrenheit (–18 degrees Celsius) in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, on February 4, 2023. #

Flavie Aumond of Team Canada competes during Women's Aerials Qualifications on day two of the Intermountain Healthcare Freestyle International Ski World Cup at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, on February 3, 2023. #

A team pushes a canoe on the ice during the Quebec Winter Carnival Ice Canoe Race in Quebec City, Canada, on February 5, 2023. Dozens of teams participate in the race, in which they must cross the St. Lawrence River to the city of Levis on the other side and then return to their starting point. #

A suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts toward the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, on February 4, 2023. #

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States this past weekend over U.S. territorial waters off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023. #

Arctic sea smoke rises from the Atlantic Ocean at Portland Head Light, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on February 4, 2023. The morning temperature was about –10 degrees Fahrenheit. #

A villager on a motorcycle looks back at the Mount Semeru volcano as it spews ash, in Lumajang, Indonesia, on February 5, 2023. #

A clown arrives to attend the 77th Annual Grimaldi Memorial Service at the All Saints Church, in East London, England, on February 5, 2023. #

Alejandro Colomar poses naked on a bicycle near his vegetable garden, after a Spanish court ruled in favor of allowing him to continue walking around his village naked, as he has been doing since 2020, in Aldaia, near Valencia, Spain, on February 3, 2023. #

An aerial picture shows competitors running during the Dead Sea Marathon, in the Israeli resort of Ein Bokek, on February 3, 2023. #

Thousands of people, devotees and tourists, watch as Saint Agatha leaves the cathedral before a procession begins in Catania, Italy, on February 5, 2023, during the Feast of Saint Agatha. #

Tourists visit Rainbow Mountain in Cusipata, Peru, on February 5, 2023. The mountain is normally a bustling destination for international tourists, but the number of visitors has fallen because of political unrest following President Pedro Castillo's impeachment and arrest for trying to close Congress in December of last year. #

Ukrainian army forces from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire a German howitzer, named "Tina" by the unit, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, near Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on February 5, 2023. #

This photo, taken with a drone, shows portions of a Norfolk and Southern freight train that derailed Friday night in East Palestine, Ohio, still burning by midday Saturday, February 4, 2023. #

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio—the result of a controlled detonation of a portion of a derailed train on February 6, 2023. #

Villagers walk past a fire carrying a chair during a traditional folk ceremony to celebrate the Lantern Festival in Huian County, Quanzhou City, Fujian province, China, on February 6, 2023. #

The low tide in Venice reached 62 centimeters below mean sea level on February 6, 2023, causing navigation problems in Venice, Italy. In recent years, Venice has experienced a series of exceptionally low tides that have seen many of its famous canals run dry. #

A yellow-vented bulbul feeds on an insect from a pitcher plant on the outskirts of Melaka town, Malaysia, on February 7, 2023. #

A family that fled the war in Syria and now lives in Beirut sits outside their home following an earthquake that hit neighboring Turkey early on February 6, 2023. #

A view shows damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake, in the town of Jandaris, Syria, on February 9, 2023. #

Emergency personnel conduct a rescue operation to save a 16-year-old girl from the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey, on February 9, 2023, where she was trapped since the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck on Monday. #

A man walks past a partially collapsed building in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Pazarcik, Turkey, on February 9, 2023. #

A woman, whose relatives are under the rubble, cries beside collapsed buildings in Hatay, Turkey, on February 8, 2023. Turkey declared seven days of national mourning after deadly earthquakes struck its southern provinces. #

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