Destruction and devotion

A volcanic eruption, a derailed train, and more [What makes a subscription to The Week so valuable now? Click here.]( [The Week Logo]( [Subscribe to The Week magazine]( [Subscribe to The Week magazine]( [The week's best photojournalism]( A volcanic eruption, a derailed train, and more Anahi Valenzuela [Lava flows during an eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia.]( Lava flows during an eruption of Mount Merapi in Indonesia. | DEVI RAHMAN/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [The aerial view of a derailed night train in Voorschoten, Netherlands.]( The aerial view of a derailed night train in Voorschoten, Netherlands. | REMKO DE WAAL/ANP/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Protesters protect themselves from tear gas behind umbrellas and garbage containers in western France. ]( Protesters protect themselves from tear gas behind umbrellas and garbage containers in western France. | LOIC VENANCE/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Former President Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York.]( Former President Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York. | ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Darya Trepova, a suspect in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe in Russia. ]( Darya Trepova, a suspect in a bombing at a St. Petersburg cafe in Russia. | AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [A water buffalo grazes in a field in front of the Nahr Bin Omar oil field and facility in Basra, Iraq. ]( A water buffalo grazes in a field in front of the Nahr Bin Omar oil field and facility in Basra, Iraq. | HUSSEIN FALEH/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [School girls prepare to take part in celebrations for Senegal's 63rd Independence Day in Dakar.]( School girls prepare to take part in celebrations for Senegal's 63rd Independence Day in Dakar. | JOHN WESSELS/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Min Woo Lee walks to the green on the 15th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia.]( Min Woo Lee walks to the green on the 15th hole during a practice round for the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. | AP Photo/Mark Baker [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Tamang community people perform rituals during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal.]( Tamang community people perform rituals during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. | AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [An elderly woman places flowers on a tomb during the Qingming festival in Beijing.]( An elderly woman places flowers on a tomb during the Qingming festival in Beijing. | AP Photo/Andy Wong [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Penitents wearing skull masks take part in the Maundy Thursday procession in Verges, Spain.]( Penitents wearing skull masks take part in the Maundy Thursday procession in Verges, Spain. | PAU BARRENA/AFP via Getty Images [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [Penitents from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain.]( Penitents from the 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain. | AP Photo/Bernat Armangue [Share to Facebook]( [Share to Twitter]( [Share in email](mailto:?Subject=Check out these terrific photos!&body=See the best photos here: utm_campaign=captured_newsletter_20230407&utm_source=captured_newsletter) [See the rest of this week's best photojournalism at theweek.com]( [What makes a subscription to The Week so valuable now? 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