Aug 1, 2012

August 1 Photo Brief: Olympic moments, Congo peace protest, Typhoon Saola

Typhoon Saola hits the Philippines, praying for peace in Congo and more Olympic moments in today’s daily brief.

: US swimmer Michael Phelps prepares for the men’s 200m individual medley heats swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London. (Martin Bureau/GettyImages)

: Residents ride on makeshift rafts during a heavy downpour along a flooded street in Malabon, Metro Manila. Typhoon Saola (Gener) is likely to stay in Philippine territory until Friday, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Wednesday, and the National Disaster Risk and Reduction Council said the death toll from Gener stood at 12 and one person was reported missing.(Erik De Castro/Reuters)

: People collect recyclable materials amongst the rubbish washed ashore on Roxas boulevard promenade in Manila, as heavy rains and strong winds brought about by Typhoon Saola hit the capital city for another day. Hundreds of people fled their homes, as Typhoon Saola brought heavy rains, floods and powerful waves to the Philippines, bringing the death toll to 14 after four days of bad weather. (Ted Aljibe/GettyImages)

: New Zealand’s Peter Burling and Blair Tuke sail before the fifth race of the men’s 49er sailing class at the London 2012 Olympic Games in Weymouth and Portland, southern England. (Pascal Lauener/Reuters)

: U.S. goalkeeper Betsey Armstrong is hit by the ball during their women’s preliminary round Group A water polo match against Spain during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Water Polo Arena. (Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)

: Greece’s Ilias Iliadis fights with Lithuania’s Karolis Bauza (blue) during their men’s -90kg elimination round of 16 judo match at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)

: Kohei Uchimura of Japan competes in the rings during the men’s individual all-around gymnastics final in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games (Mike Blake/Reuters)

: Kristin Armstrong of the U.S. rides for a gold medal in the women’s cycling individual time trial at the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)

: A combination picture shows table tennis players watching the ball during the London 2012 Olympic Games. Players are, top row (L to R), Denmark’s Michael Maze, Brazil’s Caroline Kumahara, Austria’s Werner Schlager. Middle row (L to R) China’s Zhang Jike, Iran’s Neda Shahsavari, Germany’s Kristin Silbereisen. Bottom row (L to R) Colombia’s Paula Medina, South Korea’s Oh Sangeun, India’s Soumyajit Ghosh. Pictures taken on various dates since the start of the Games. (Reuters)

: Lebron James (R) of the U.S. hugs Tunisia’s Marouan Kechrid after their game at the men’s preliminary round Group A basketball match at the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Netherlands’s Dorian Van Rijsselberge competes in the RS:X sailing class at the London 2012 Olympic Games, in Weymouth on August 1, 2012. (William West/GettyImages)

: Syrian girls walk past a Syrian army tank captured two days earlier by rebel fighters at a checkpoint in the village of Anadan, about five kilometres (3.8 miles) northwest of Aleppo. The strategic checkpoint of Anadan secures the rebel fighters free movement between the northern city of Aleppo and Turkey, a Free Syrian Army commander and an AFP journalist said. (Ahmad Gharabli/GettyImages)

: Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Zakharov of Russia compete in the Men’s Synchronised 3m Springboard Diving on Day 5 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre in London, England. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

: Congolese women demonstrate for peace in the street outside the Katinde Nazareen church in Goma with a Congolese national flag, following an ecumenical service for peace in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Civil society and church leaders called people together today, at a Congolese public holiday celebrating parents, to pray for peace, saying their faith is stronger than war. North Kivu province has been wracked by conflict in recent months, as M23 rebels pitch themselves against the Congolese army. “We will pray until this thing is over” said one member of the congregation. (Phil Moore/GettyImages)

: Church-goers sit outside the Katinde Nazareen church in Goma, listening to an ecumenical service for peace in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Civil society and church leaders called on a Congolese public holiday celebrating parents, to pray for peace, saying their faith is stronger than war. North Kivu province has been wracked by conflict in recent months, as M23 rebels pitch themselves against the Congolese army. “We will pray until this thing is over” said one member of the congregation. (Phil Moore/GettyImages)

: Norway’s silver medallist Bastosz Piasecki (L) celebrates with South Korea’s bronze medallist Jinsun Jung (R) near Venezuela’s gold medallist Ruben Limardo Gascon during the men’s epee individual fencing competition victory ceremony at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games. (Damir Sagolj/Reuters)

: US supporters wear clothes with the US flag as they arrive at the 02 North Greenwich Arena to watch the men’s individual all-around competition of the artistic gymnastics event of the London Olympic Games. (Thomas Coex/GettyImages)