2021 from above: Our top aerial photos of the year

A lake in a shape of a heart is seen surrounded by autumn-colored trees outside Balashikha, Moscow region, Rusmore

A mass cremation of victims who died due to the coronavirus, is seen at a crematorium ground in New Delhi, Indmore

Houses are seen on the edge of a cliff after it collapsed in the village of Nefyn, Wales, Britain, April 20, 2more

Lava oozes from a new fissure near Fagradalsfjall, Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Catmore

An aerial view shows cattle on the banks of the Solimoes river, that flooded the rural municipality of Manacapmore

Some thousands of migrants take shelter as they await to be processed near the Del Rio International Bridge afmore

An aerial view shows a hockey rink after a match on the ice of Lake Baikal, organized to draw attention to themore

A lone boat sits perched on a mound near Hensley Lake as soaring temperatures and drought continue to affect lmore

Cars line up as people wait with motorcycles and plastic containers at a gas station amid a nationwide shortagmore

People pose for a photograph as they sit in deckchairs on the beach as rental deckchairs returned to the seafrmore

An aerial view shows a herd of wild Asian elephants crossing the Yuanjiang River in Yunnan province, China, Aumore

An aerial picture shows land that used to be covered with Dead Sea water, near Jericho in the Israeli-occupiedmore

Golden and rusty leaves color the autumn as a river barge navigates on the Canal du Nord, in Ruyaulcourt, Franmore

A general view of the damage caused after a railway overpass and train collapsed onto a road in Mexico City, Mmore

Aerial view of an almost deserted beach and sea snot, a thick slimy layer of the organic matter also known as more

Melting water is seen on an iceberg at the Disko Bay close to Ilulissat, Greenland, September 14, 2021. Rmore

An aerial view shows a deforested plot of Brazilian Amazon rainforest, in Apui, Amazonas state, Brazil, Septemmore

A giant sand portrait is seen on Whitby Beach, Britain, March 15, 2021. The 60m wide drawing by artist Jamie Wmore

Camels rest and graze next to a field near the southern Israeli village of Nitzana, Israel, October 8, 2021. more

An aerial view  of the golden and rust-colored leaves in the Gavre Forest in Le Gavre near Nantes, France, Novmore

Flags planted by protesters in tribute to those who have died of the coronavirus, a year after the Slovenian gmore

An overturned truck lies next to debris at the Mayfield Consumer Products candle factory in the aftermath of amore

A tractor pulls a sweeping machine to remove foliage from a lawn in a public park in Zurich, Switzerland, Novemore

Tuk-tuks that used to transport tourists around the city are seen idle due to travel bans and border closures more

An aerial view shows a person walking near parasols on a beach of the Ionian Sea in Dhermi, Albania, June 20, more

Cars drive on a road that leads from the Israeli town of Mitzpe Ramon into the Ramon crater in the Negev desermore

Flooding resulting from a severe weather event with prolonged rains is seen at the Hawkesbury River northwest more

An aerial view shows hoverboats on the ice of lake Baikal near the village of Bolshoye Goloustnoye in Irkutsk more

Giant sand art is seen on Blackpool beach following the easing of coronavirus restrictions in Blackpool, Britamore

Migrants seeking refuge in United States cross the Rio Grande river back into Acuna, Mexico as others return tmore