Week in pictures: devastating floods in Nepal, death of Dolly Parton and a tornado in France

Home Asia / Pacific A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images: a devastating flood tears through Nepal and Tibet, the death of global icon Dolly Parton, a tornado devastates a village in southern France and the Humanoid Robot World Games in China offers a peek at the future. Issued on: 30/08/2026 - 16:47 2 min Reading time An aerial view showing houses buried under mud following flash floods in Devighat, in the municipality of Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. © Prabin Ranabhat, AFP Houses buried in mud in Devighat, in the municipality of Bidur, Nuwakot District, Nepal, on August 27, 2026. © Prabin Ranabhat, AFP A statue stands amid the rubble of a house destroyed by the Hawk Fire in Reno, Nevada in the United States on August 24, 2026. © Josh Edelson, AFP A woman pays her respects at the makeshift memorial honouring Ukrainian and foreign soldiers who fell in battle, on the occasion of Ukraine’s Independence Day, in Independence Square, Kyiv, on August 24, 2026. © Roman Pilipey, AFP A woman reacts to the sight of flowers and a wreath laid at the star of the American singer and songwriter Dolly Parton following her death, on th...