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24 hours in pictures: August 21 2007

A Ventura County fire crew retreats as flames approach a fire break in California
Ojai, California: Ventura County firefighters retreat as flames approach a fire break Photograph: Rob Varela/Ventura County Star/AP
Rescue workers carry a body which was found at a hotel
Pisco, Peru: Rescue workers carry a body found in a hotel destroyed by the recent earthquake Photograph: Jos Jacome/EPA
A house rests on railway tracks
Stockton, Minnesota: A house swept away by floodwaters from severe storms comes to rest on a railway track Photograph: Jim Mone/AP
A Jammu Kashmir policewoman looks on during a protest rally by unemployed engineers
Srinagar, India: A Jammu Kashmir policewoman looks on during a protest rally by unemployed engineers Photograph: Mukhtar Khan/AP
A satellite image showing Hurricane Dean intensifying into a category 4 storm in the Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico: A satellite image of Hurricane Dean as it approaches the Mexican coast Photograph: NOAA/Getty
A worker ties chickens at a traditional farm
Jakarta, Indonesia: A worker on a traditional chicken farm. Japan has decided to provide Indonesia with grants to help control the spread of bird flu Photograph: Jurnasyabto Sukarno/EPA
A man cleans up after four mortar shells landed in the Abu Dashir neighbourhood
Baghdad, Iraq: A man cleans up after four mortar shells landed in the Abu Dashir neighbourhood, wounding two people Photograph: Loay Hameed/AP
Sudanese refugee children eat dinner at a private home where they and others are temporarily being housed
Kadesh Barnea, Israel: Sudanese refugees eat dinner at a private home where they and others are temporarily being housed after crossing into Israel from Egypt Photograph: Gali Tibbon/AFP
Workers prepare to sort seafood unloaded from fishing boats
Shanghai, China: Workers prepare to sort the catch from fishing boats unloading ahead of schedule as typhoon Sepat makes its way along China's coast Photograph: China Photos/Getty
Construction workers on the National Stadium
Beijing, China: Construction workers on the city's new Olympic stadium Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA
A butcher and his colleague burn sheep legs before selling
Ghazni province, Afghanistan: A butcher and his colleague prepare sheep's feet for sale Photograph: Musadeq Sadeq/AP
Three bolts of lightning flash simultaneously during thunderstorms
Budapest, Hungary: A violent thunderstorm passes over the city Photograph: Tamas Kerenyi/EPA
A group of camels crowd together during feeding time
Ramallah, West Bank: Camels crowd together during feeding time Photograph: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
A technician checks modules in a new solar power station
Brandis, Germany: A technician checks photovoltaic modules at a new solar power station Photograph: Eckehard Schulz/AP
A Palestinian man waits to buy falafel at a fast food shop
Gaza City, Gaza: A Palestinian man waits to buy falafel at a fast food shop using gas-powered lamps during the fourth day of power cuts Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP
Contortionists from the Chinese Zunyi Acrobatic Troupe
Madrid, Spain: Acrobats from the Chinese Zunyi troupe perform during a press preview of their show Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP
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