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Earthquakes, wildfires and a coronation: Top Europe images of 2023

Climate change left a painful imprint on much of Europe in 2023

Published: December 08, 2023 11:10 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_45637--ef435 — Local residents try to reach their houses in Benijos village as police block the area as fire advances in La Orotava in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_24630--e22ab — A woman reacts during the annual tomato fight fiesta called "Tomatina" in the village of Bunol near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_44543--75343 — People steer their stand-up paddle (SUP) boards along the Griboedov Channel during the annual costumed 'Fontanka' SUP-boards festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_83357--36540 — France's David Gaudu is followed by France's Julian Alaphilippe, center, and Latvia's Krists Neilands, left, during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 163 kilometers (101 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Laruns, France, Wednesday, July 5, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_44167--5a4fc — People ski on a slope near Schladming, Austria, Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_44752--bc7f0 — A family keeps warm by a fire as they follow a rescue team searching for relatives in earthquake-destroyed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_46477--95f3e — Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho scores his side's first goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Manchester United, at Goodison Park Stadium, in Liverpool, England, Sunday , Nov. 26, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_02366--a1a44 — View of the Sau reservoir about 100 km (62 miles) north of Barcelona. Spain, Monday, March 20, 2023. The Sau reservoir's water levels now stand at 9% of total capacity, according to Catalan Water Agency data, so officials have taken the decision to remove its fish to stop them from asphyxiating. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_22593--29d8a — Pope Francis exchanges his skull cap with one presented by a participant in the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_32036--5ba46 — Participants compete in the men's downhill race during the Cheese Rolling contest at Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, Monday May 29, 2023. The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event where participants race down the 200-yard (180 m) long hill chasing a wheel of double gloucester cheese. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_33777--8dfba — Hungarian men wearing folk costumes pour water onto women during a traditional Easter Monday celebration in Holloko, Hungary, Monday, April 10, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_37108--a06b1 — Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the coronation ceremony in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_76434--237d5 — Police forces clash with youths in Nanterre, outside Paris, Thursday, June 29, 2023. The death of 17-year-old Nahel by police during a traffic check Tuesday in the Paris suburb of Nanterre elicited nationwide concern and widespread messages of indignation and condolences. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said 1,200 police were deployed overnight and 2,000 would be out in force Wednesday in the Paris region and around other big cities to "maintain order." Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_88138--37fa7 — Young cadets sing the national anthem during a graduation ceremony in a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_96280--af940 — A woman sits on the rubble as emergency rescue teams search for people under the remains of destroyed buildings in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. A powerful earthquake hit southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing and injuring thousands of people. Image Credit: AP

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YE_Top_Photos_Europe_2023_58474--5ce71 — United States' Simone Biles competes in the uneven bars during the women's all-round final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. Image Credit: AP

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