Fri, 18 May 2012 13:22:05 GMT | By Antony Bennison
Week in pictures - May 20, 2012

Rainbow lightning

A rainbow is seen in the sky as lightning strikes after a rainstorm in Haikou, Hainan province, China. (© Reuters)
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  • A rainbow is seen in the sky as lightning strikes after a rainstorm in Haikou, Hainan province, China. (© Reuters)
  • Participants take part in an evacuation exercise with dummies simulating the victims during an annual rescuers' and firefighters' competition among school teams in Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. (© Reuters)
  • Tattoo artist Dave Hurban displays an iPod Nano which he has attached to his wrists through magnetic piercings, in New York. (© Reuters)
  • A boy chases a pig through a junkyard near the Danyingone station in Yangon's suburbs, Myanmar. (© Reuters)
  • A Yawalapiti boy dips his head into the Xingu River in the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State. In August the Yawalapiti tribe will hold the Quarup, which is a ritual held over several days to honour in death a person of great importance to them. This year the Quarup will be honouring two people - a Yawalapiti Indian who they consider a great leader, and Darcy Ribeiro, a well-known author, anthropologist and politician known for focusing on the relationship between native peoples and education in Brazil. (© Reuters)
  • Yawalapiti youth chief Anuia (front) leads a dance in the Xingu National Park, Mato Grosso State. In August the Yawalapiti tribe will hold the Quarup, which is a ritual held over several days to honour in death a person of great importance to them. This year the Quarup will be honouring two people - a Yawalapiti Indian who they consider a great leader, and Darcy Ribeiro, a well-known author, anthropologist and politician known for focusing on the relationship between native peoples and education in Brazil. (© Reuters)
  • Residents paddle their makeshift boat to safety as fire engulfs houses at a slum community in Manila. At least 1000 houses were razed in the fire, the cause of which is yet unknown, leaving 5000 families homeless, local media reported. (© Reuters)
  • Paralympic swimmer Xavi Torres, 37, of Spain, carries his orthopaedic legs after a training session on the Balearic island of Palma de Mallorca. This summer, Torres, who has previously won 16 paralympic medals, will participate in his sixth paralympic games. He currently owns four world swimming records in different categories. (© Reuters)
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A rainbow is seen in the sky as lightning strikes after a rainstorm in Haikou, Hainan province, China.

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