2021 was one of the most difficult years that humanity has lived collectively. The onslaught of the coronavirus, the pain that people experience experiencing the horrors of war and the nature that avenges our ignorance, were just some of the events that have preoccupied us this year.
His photographers Associated Press was there to record all the great events. Photos that capture in the most brilliant way the most important things that happened in the previous 365 days from one end of the world to the other. Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, and pain. That is, all that makes us human and gives us hope.
The wise people say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Then you definitely do not need many words for the following photos. In the pictures that follow they are condensed what happened in the world last year.
Evia: The Greek Blade Runner in flames
What Evia and Greece experienced in general in the summer of 2021 will hardly be forgotten. The catastrophe that took place in Northern Evia after the catastrophic fires that burned almost half of the island's green for more than 9 days, can not be described exactly in words.
In the background with the best pictures of 2021 Associated Press what happened tragically with the catastrophic fires had a double representation.
La Palma, Spain: Cats in the Ashes
From the beginning of September, the volcano Kubre Viejo in La Palma was dripping lava and ash. The devastation on the Spanish island is incalculable. Big victims of the huge natural disaster and the animals that were left helpless to die of thirst or hunger.
Washington, DC: Capitol Invasion and Direct Attack on the Republic
The Trump era has left America deeply hurt and divided, with many talking about a "small-scale civil war" that has not stopped. On January 6, 2021, hundreds of supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol, trying to prevent its members from ratifying the victory of Democrat Joe Biden in the November presidential election. The chaos scenes that follow are causing a stir around the world.
Ceuta, Spain-Morocco border: The cry of redemption
The tragedy that unfolded in the pocket of Ceuta on the Morocco-Spain border with thousands of migrants trying to find a better future in Europe and being brutally chased by the army and police is still fresh. Luckily there were people who were there for a hug in those unhappy showers that collapsed.
California: The Sugar Fire that burned everything
Like a voracious beast the fiery flame in California swallows everything in its path… The account is sad. The Dixie fire left behind 5.000.000 acres. More than 10.000 people have mobilized to bring it under control. The Sugar Fire that also burned huge areas left behind only ashes.
Kabul, Afghanistan: A Smile Against Pain
Life in Afghanistan has been very difficult since the Taliban took power again. The future of girls, women and minorities is uncertain. Little Laila is photographed playing in a poor neighborhood where hundreds of internally displaced people from the eastern part of the country have been living for years in Kabul.
Buenos Aires, Argentina: The little pig.
Humans are associated with all kinds of animals, reptiles, insects and flying animals. And sometimes they do it as their pets.
16-year-old Luciana Benetti has become attached to her piglet Chanci, with whom she lives in her apartment in Buenos Aires.
The piglet was a gift from her parents and now they have become so sticky that when the child fainted one day, Changchi ran to her aid and felt that something was wrong.
El Calafate, Argentina: Glaciers are melting like ice
Perito Moreno Glacier is located in Los Glaciares National Park near El Calafate in Argentina and has been at high risk for years due to climate change. World leaders gathered in Scotland for a United Nations climate summit, known as COP26, to push states to step up their efforts to contain the crisis.
Experts say the amount of energy released by global warming could melt much of the planet's ice, raise global sea levels and increase extreme weather conditions.
Kabul, Afghanistan: The food crisis is not over
Sophia is carrying her 2-month-old baby, Abdul, as she is being treated in the malnutrition ward of Indira Gandhi Children's Hospital in Kabul. The scale of the humanitarian tragedy in Afghanistan can not fit the human mind with adults and children dying of hunger every day.
Queenson, Philippines: The Needle of Redemption
A health worker prepares Pfizer vaccine for him COVID-19 at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Queenson, Philippines. The whole planet is pinning its hopes (mainly) on the needles of vaccines lest we get out of this nightmare.
Niderau, Germany: The train that goes nowhere
A train passes through a railway crossing surrounded by flooded waters in Niderau near Frankfurt. The deadly floods that hit Germany in mid-June claimed the lives of dozens of people and left more than 1.300 missing.
Elburgon, Kenya: After school dance with locusts
Stephen Mudoga, 12, tries to chase a swarm of locusts on his farm as he returns home from school in Elburgon, Nakuru County, Kenya.
Barcelona, Spain: The hot kiss in front of flaming roadblocks
A couple kisses in front of a burning roadblock set on fire by protesters during clashes with police following a demonstration condemning the imprisonment of rapper Pablo Hassel in Barcelona. Hassel was convicted of insulting the Spanish monarchy and praising terrorist violence.
via: Newsbeast