15 most powerful and amazing shots of the past week

We present you 10 photos that last week made the world hold its breath. These are the most powerful, vibrant, emotional and amazing pictures that were taken in different parts of our planet.

Sarah Dillow of South Carolina helps ostriches escape from flooded pens. Due to the record amount of rainfall, a real flood occurred here that caused billions of dollars worth of damage.

Evangelical Christian pilgrims from Brazil take part in a massive baptismal ceremony in the waters of the Jordan in northern Israel.

An Indian boy says prayers while people gather near a dead elephant in Assam in eastern India. The wild elephant died when the tree he uprooted fell on him with an electric tower. Local residents said that the rest of the herd tried to help the elephant, but they were scared away by electric shocks.

People take part in the Nuit Royale, an 18th-century costume ball in the palace of Venaria Reale, a former royal residence located near Turin.

Two women fight during the wrestling round in Madrid.

New York police recruits vowed at a ceremony at the police academy. In total, 750 officers were sworn in, and soon they will take to the streets of the city.

A 13-year-old wounded Afghan boy who survived US air strikes at Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Kunduz.

A woman walks in the rain in Times Square, New York.

Belly dancers at a traditional festival in West Java, Indonesia. The festival is held annually and marks the opening of the rice growing season.

The general plan shows the part of Dubai covered with morning fog.

Indian Muslim children play at a playground in front of a mosque in Bangalore, India.

5-year-old Landon Fox from Birmingham looks at his beloved superhero Captain America. A window washer dressed as a superhero works at Benjamin Russell's Children's Hospital.

The kid sits on a pumpkin that won the giant category at the Royal Horticultural Society's harvest festival in London.

Ethan Hurley, 7, prays with a church group at a makeshift memorial near Umpqwa College after several people were killed and others injured during an armed attack. After the execution, the killer laid hands on himself.