Best photos of August 7: Earthquake drills in Banda Aceh to wildfires in California

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Students gather at an open area and act as survivors during a tsunami and earthquake drill at Aceh Junior High School 1 in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 07 August 2024. According to the principal of Junior High School 1 Banda Aceh, Ms Risma, the school initiated to stage a disaster mitigation exercise with their students as part disaster awareness education. Most of Indonesia's archipelago is known as a disaster prone area as it lies in the Ring of Fire, the most active Tectonic plate in the world. EPA / HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

US Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gorvernor Tim Walz and Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during a Democratic Party rally at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia. AFP

Visually impaired visitors touch a model depicting reliefs of the Parthenon at Typhlological Museum in Madrid. AFP

A group of Mexican faithful wearing traditional costumes meet Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican. AP

Palestinians run for cover following an Israeli air strike in the west of Deir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. EPA

Volunteers manage road traffic in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP

People wait for the balloon carrying the Olympic cauldron to rise above Tuileries Garden during the 2024 Summer Olympics. AP

Firefighters work to protect the Mill Creek community from a forest fire in Tehama County, California. AP