A villager walks through his yard flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding.
Each week, the Denver Post compiles some of the week’s most poignant photos from around the world.
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An Israeli motorist runs down a masked Palestinian youth who was standing among a group of youngsters throwing stones at Israeli cars on October 8, 2010 in the mostly Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. ILIA YEFIMOVICH/AFP/Getty Images
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A water spout hits the coastal city of Netanya, north of Tel Aviv, on October 08, 2010. JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images
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A relative of one of the 33 miners trapped lights a candle during a vigil outside the San Jose mine in Copiapo, Chile, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. The miners have been trapped deep underground in the copper and gold mine since it collapsed on Aug. 5. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Family photos on a wall show the height of the sludge after a flood of toxic mud broke into a home in the village of Kolontar, Hungary, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at a metals works in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. The flood of toxic mud killed a yet unknown number of people, injured more than one hundred, with some people still missing. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
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Barber Orlando Gonzalez cuts the hair of young client Maikol as Gonzalez' sister Cilia looks on along a sidewalk in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday Oct. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes)
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Afghan soldiers pray at dusk at Forward Operation Base Howz-e-Madad, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Kathleen Lumsden, center, mother of U.S. Army Pfc. Clinton E. Springer II hugs her son's girlfriend Kalie Masse outside St. Patrick's Church in Falmouth, Mass., Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 during Springer's funeral. Springer, 21, was killed in a non-combat incident in Kabul, Afghanistan in September. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
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An Israeli soldier fires tear gas towards Palestinian youths throwing stones, not seen, during clashes in the West Bank village of Beit Fajjar, near Bethlehem, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Palestinian youths started minor clashes with the Israeli army in Beit Fajjar Tuesday, following a visit of a group of Israelis in condemnation of the burning of a West Bank mosque apparently by extremist settlers on Monday. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)
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Afghan children play soccer in a house destroyed during the 1990s civil war in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Hossein Fatemi)
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An Indonesian man shoots Russian-made Indonesian jet fighters Sukhoi maneuver during the 65th Indonesian military anniversary in Jakarta on October 5, 2010. Indonesian military or Tentara Nasional Indonesia (TNI) celebrated its anniversary displaying Indonesian jet fighters including Russian-made Sukhoi, American-made F16, F5 Tiger, Hawk and South Korean-made Woong Bee. ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images
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A boy looks for cooking woods swept in the Gianh river near flooded houses in the central province of Quang Binh on October 5, 2010. At least 13 people have been killed and five others were reported missing in flood-hit central Vietnam, a government body said. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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A villager walks through his yard flooded by toxic mud in the Kolontar, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A third person has died in flooding caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary, rescue services said Tuesday. Six people were missing and 120 injured in what officials said was an ecological disaster. The government declared a state of emergency in three counties affected by the flooding. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
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Carrying mannequin heads, a market worker walks past buildings damaged by Jan. 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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Anti-racisim protestors use chalk to draw and write 'Against Racism' during a protest held at Sergels Torg in Stockholm on October 4, 2010. Thousands of people gathered in a central Stockholm square Monday evening to march towards the Swedish Parliamant as part of a protest against a far-right party that has been voted into parliament, waving banners and shouting "No to racism!". JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images
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A worker carries a ladder past a poster during preparations for the international book fair in Frankfurt, central Germany, on Monday, Oct. 4, 2010. The book fair opens on upcoming Wednesday with around 7,000 exhibitors. (AP Photo/dapd, Torsten Silz)
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A swan swims as an elephant from the Circus Knie bathes in Lake Geneva on October 4, 2010 in Lausanne. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI
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A South Korean policeman breaks stone plates with his head during a demonstration for a successful G20 Seoul Summit at a police training center in Seoul, South Korea, Oct. 4, 2010. The G20 summit will be held in Seoul from November 11 to 12. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Musician Jean Michell Jarre performs at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday, Oct 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Mark Mainz)
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People wait outside a polling station prior to voting during Brazil's general elections in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday Oct. 3, 2010. Brazilians vote Sunday in national elections that could see front-running candidate Dilma Rousseff become the country's first female president, succeeding her popular ally and mentor, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Cowboys leave the arena after competing in a rodeo at the annual International Livestock Show in Havana, Cuba, Saturday Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)
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Riot police officers walk past during a demonstration against the reunification celebrations on October 2, 2010 in the northern German city of Bremen as the country prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the reunification of its western and eastern part on October 3, 2010. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
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Herve Diebholt from France poses for photographers during the "European Beard Championship " in Leogang, Austrian province of Salzburg on Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. ( AP Photo/ Kerstin Joensson)
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Dancers wait on the sidelines before performing on stage at the welcoming ceremony for the Australian team at the Athletes Village of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. The Commonwealth Games are scheduled to begin on Sunday. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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An Afghan boy sells balloons in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe)
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US Ryder Cup players watch as Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins entertains the crowd at the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor golf course in Newport, Wales, on September 30, 2010. The 2010 Ryder Cup matches between Europe and the US will take place from October 1-3. GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images
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The crew of the new spanish Navy´s a strategic projection vessel Juan Carlos I is pictured during its giving ceremony at the Ferrol naval base, on September 30, 2010. MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images
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Tunde Erdelyi, left, saves her cat while Janos Kis, right, walks into their yard flooded by toxic mud in the town of Devecser, Hungary, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010. Monday's flooding was caused by the rupture of a red sludge reservoir at an alumina plant in western Hungary and has affected seven towns near the Ajkai Timfoldgyar plant in the town of Ajka, 100 miles (160 kilometers) southwest of Budapest. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)
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