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Category: Impact 2017 - Natural Disaster

First Place
Adrees Latif/REUTERS
"Mother Embraces Son After Hurricane Harvey"

Second Place
Nick Oza/USA TODAY
"Harvey Aftermath"

Third Place
Stuart Palley/The Washington Post
"Firestorm"

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Barbara Davidson/The New York Times
"Hurricane Harvey Floods Houston"

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Josh Haner/The New York Times
"Wildfires"

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Brett Gundlock
"Funeral Singer"

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Philip Montgomery/Bloomberg Businessweek
"Climate Changed"

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Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America
"Seeking Comfort"

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Charlie Riedel/
"Floating Down the Freeway"

First Place

"Mother Embraces Son After Hurricane Harvey"

Lisa Rehr embraces her four-year old son Maximus as they await to be evacuated after losing their home to Hurricane Harvey in Rockport, Texas, U.S. August 26, 2017. The most expensive storm in U.S. history, Harvey killed as many as 60 people, displaced more than 30,000, prompted more than 17,000 rescues while dumping more than 50 inches (127 cm) of rain which caused damages estimated as high as $180 billion.