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PICS OF THE WEEK

SATURDAY | APR 5, 2025

SATURDAY | APR 5, 2025

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PICS OF THE WEEK

PICS OF THE WEEK

GROUND ZERO ... A huge crater partially filled with water marks the point of the gas leak

STREET FAIRS ...

Residents set off fireworks during the Parrandas de Camajuani festival celebrations in Cuba. – AFPPIC

that caused the massive Putra Heights blaze. – ADAM AMIR

HAMZAH / THESUN

DEFT LEGWORK ... Everton’s Irish defender Jake O’Brien (left) holds off Liverpool’s Colombian midfielder Luis Diaz during the English Premier League football match on Wednesday at Anfield in Liverpool, England. – AFPPIC

TOTALLY RAZED ... A residential area next to Putra Heights resembling a war zone after the flames were extiguished. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/ THESUN

FLOATING MARVELS ... An aerial image shows hot air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper, drifting in the air during an event to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in Wonosobo, Central Java on Wednesday. – AFPPIC

SCORCHED HOME ... A resident examining damage to his house in the aftermath of the Putra Heights calamity. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/ THESUN

SEARCH AND RESCUE ... Members of the Chinese Red Cross International Emergency Response Team working at a collapsed building following an earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar on Monday. – REUTERSPIC

NINE LIVES ... A Putra Heights resident is relieved to be reunited with her cat after the scramble to escape the gas leak flames. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/ THESUN

PRIMATE PALS ... A visitor to Bukit Malawati in Kuala Selangor feeding silvered leaf monkeys, locally known as lotong . Unlike other untamed primates, lotong are calm and friendly. With over 100 of them in the area, they have become a popular attraction among tourists. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/ THESUN

HAPPY RIDE ... Residents enjoying theme park attractions at a carnival during Eid al-Fitr in Karachi on Tuesday. – AFPPIC

GOLIATH INFERNO ... A colossal pillar of flames blocks out the view of the sky after a gas pipeline breach ignited in Putra Heights on Tuesday morning, triggering a series of thunderous explosions that sent tremors through the surrounding area, rattling glass door panels of houses located almost 3km away. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN