A canoeist paddles on the river Thames as a minibus escapes floodwater from the river bursting its banks at high tide in London, Britain, November 17, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Gino Verani, 87, looks outside the window, at his home in San Fiorano, Italy, February 23. 2020. Marzio Toniolo, Verani's grandson, who took the photo, said that Verani would often look outside the window to browse. That window, Toniolo said, represented his only escape route in moments when he could not get out, first due to the lockdown and then due to the worsening condition of his health. SEARCH "TONIOLO GRANDFATHER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES

Relatives wave to inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison while being transferred by bus to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

Relatives react after inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison were transferred by bus to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

Relatives wave to inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison while being transferred by bus to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

Relatives wave to inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison while being transferred by bus to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

Relatives react after inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison were transferred by bus to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

Relatives wave to inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison while being transferred by bus to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

A convoy of Mexico's federal forces escort a bus with inmates of the Puente Grande maximum security prison while being transferred to another facilities following the federal government's decision to close the prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

A general view shows the Puente Grande maximum security prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, as it's closing after a federal government's decision, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

A general view shows the Puente Grande maximum security prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, as it's closing after a federal government's decision, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

A convoy of Mexico's National Guard leaves the Puente Grande maximum security prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, as it's closing after a federal government's decision, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

A general view shows the Puente Grande maximum security prison, which gained notoriety after the escaping of drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in 2001, as it's closing after a federal government's decision, in El Salto, Jalisco state, Mexico September 29, 2020. Picture taken September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Fernando Carranza

Steve Piersall helps remove a tree which fell onto a house in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., August 28, 2020. The residents of the home escaped injury. Image taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Workers Bobby Ore and Steve Piersall remove a tree which fell onto a house in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., August 28, 2020. The residents of the home escaped injury. Image taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

A woman wears a mask reading "I want to escape COVID to democracy" during a rally to demand the Thai government to resign, to dissolve the parliament and to hold new elections under a revised constitution in Bangkok, Thailand August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A man is being escorted after he was detained when police raided a nightclub for hosting a party in violation of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in which people were crushed to death or asphyxiated when they were trying to escape when police arrived to break up the event, in Lima, Peru, August 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

A man is being tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after he was detained when police raided a nightclub for hosting a party in violation of COVID-19 restrictions and where people were crushed to death or asphyxiated when they were trying to escape when the police arrived, in Lima, Peru August 23, 2020. REUTERS/Sebastian Castaneda

A woman relaxes by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as people escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A man pulls a cart with air mattresses by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as people escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A man relaxes by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as people escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

People relax by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as they escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A man plays by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as people escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

People relax by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as they escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A man walks on a beach in Torvaianica, near Rome as people escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

People relax by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as they escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

People walk with a dog by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as they escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A dog swims in the the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as people relax at a beach to escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

People walk by the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as they escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

A dog swims in the the sea in Torvaianica, near Rome as people relax at a beach to escape high temperatures that are expected to rise over the next few days, Italy August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

Algateig Mohamed, who fled Inates town with his family to escape jihadist violence, uses his mobile phone as he lies down with his son at his shelter in Niamey, Niger November 2, 2019. Picture taken November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Algateig Mohamed, who fled Inates town with his family to escape jihadist violence, gestures during an interview with Reuters journalists as he sits at his shelter in Niamey, Niger November 2, 2019. Picture taken November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Algateig Mohamed, who fled Inates town with his family to escape jihadist violence, uses his mobile phone as he sits with his son at his shelter in Niamey, Niger November 2, 2019. Picture taken November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A goat rests in an abandoned truck, after escaping from being sacrificed during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the Hodan district in Mogadishu, Somalia. August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

A goat rests in an abandoned truck, after escaping from being sacrificed during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the Hodan district in Mogadishu, Somalia. August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Feisal Omar

Afghan security forces transport detained prisoners who escaped from a jail after insurgents attacked a jail compound in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, August 3, 2020.REUTERS/Parwiz

Pigs are pictured near Juliana Cabral's house in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, carries a cup of tea for her father (not pictured) who was hospitalized in the ICU to be treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after she tested positive IgG rapid test in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, holds a cup from the sink to make tea for her father, who recently left the ICU to be treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after she tested positive for IgG rapid test in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, feeds chickens and ducks outside her house after she tested positive for IgG rapid test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, feeds chickens and ducks outside her house after she tested positive for IgG rapid test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, walks out her house after she tested positive antibodies IgG for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, carries a cup of tea for her father (not pictured) who was hospitalized in the ICU to be treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) after she tested positive antibodies IgG in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, hands a cup of tea to her father, Valdir Cabral Goncalves, 62, who was hospitalized in the ICU to be treated for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after she tested positive antibodies IgG in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Anti coronavirus disease (COVID-19) IgG/IgM Rapid Tests are pictured in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral and her husband Kleiton dos Santos Ferreira walk near their house where they live with Juliana's family after both tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendent community, first established by escaped slaves in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

A man gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Butantan Institute in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Butantan Institute in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Juliana Cabral, 22, waits to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Butantan Institute in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

Daiane do Nascimento gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Butantan Institute in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

People queue to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Butantan Institute in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

People queue to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by Butantan Institute in Quilombo Peropava, an afro-descendant community, first established by escaped slaves, in Registro, Sao Paulo state, Brazil July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli

A banner against the presence of federal law enforcement officers, deployed under the Trump administration's new executive order to protect federal monuments and buildings, is pictured on a fire escape in downtown Portland, Oregon, U.S. July 17, 2020. Picture taken July 17, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

Egilda Orrico, an activist, sits in the window of 'Lucha y Siesta' (Fight and Rest) women's house, a building run solely by activists to look after women suffering from domestic violence in the city, in Rome, Italy, July 8, 2020. "This place changed my life. This house chose me, then I chose it" said the activist. 'Lucha y Siesta' has been a crucial lifeline for women suffering from domestic violence and abuse in the city for 12 years, helping and supporting over 1,200 women and around 400 children. The previously abandoned building was occupied and transformed by women's rights activists in 2008, who also use to the space to hold workshops and training for all ages on how to fight gender violence. It is now under threat and risk of closure as owners of the building, the city's heavily indebted public transport company ATAC, plan to sell it for around 2.6 million euros to claw back some much needed finances. During lockdown, 'Lucha y Siesta' had a 30 percent increase in requests for help, and had to come up with alternative ways to accommodate the emergency situation after local authorities threatened to cut electricity and water in the building in an effort to push the women out. Volunteers warn losing the beds available will restrict critical help for vulnerable women in the Italian capital. The entire city of Rome has only 39 beds available for women escaping violence and Lucha y Siesta makes up 14 of those. Three women arrived at Lucha during lockdown. Picture taken July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

A domestic abuse victim who since the end of April has been living in Rome's 'Lucha y Siesta' (Fight and Rest) women's house, a building run solely by activists to look after women suffering from domestic violence in the city, opens a window in her room, in Rome, Italy, July 8, 2020. "I escaped from my home and an anti-violence centre put me in a hotel for 3 weeks. I didn't leave the room and I had a lot of panic attacks. I felt so lonely, even though my son was with me. When I arrived at Lucha I felt for the first time that I was not alone. After a short time here, the panic attacks were over," said the woman. 'Lucha y Siesta' has been a crucial lifeline for women suffering from domestic violence and abuse in the city for 12 years, helping and supporting over 1,200 women and around 400 children. The previously abandoned building was occupied and transformed by women's rights activists in 2008, who also use to the space to hold workshops and training for all ages on how to fight gender violence. It is now under threat and risk of closure as owners of the building, the city's heavily indebted public transport company ATAC, plan to sell it for around 2.6 million euros to claw back some much needed finances. During lockdown, 'Lucha y Siesta' had a 30 percent increase in requests for help, and had to come up with alternative ways to accommodate the emergency situation after local authorities threatened to cut electricity and water in the building in an effort to push the women out. Volunteers warn losing the beds available will restrict critical help for vulnerable women in the Italian capital. The entire city of Rome has only 39 beds available for women escaping violence and Lucha y Siesta makes up 14 of those. Three women arrived at Lucha during lockdown. Picture taken July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Milva Pistoni, an activist from 'Lucha y Siesta' (Fight and Rest) women's house, a building run solely by activists to look after women suffering from domestic violence in the city, prepares bread at the house, in Rome, Italy, July 8, 2020. "Lucha is a house of mothers, made by women for women" said the activist. 'Lucha y Siesta' has been a crucial lifeline for women suffering from domestic violence and abuse in the city for 12 years, helping and supporting over 1,200 women and around 400 children. The previously abandoned building was occupied and transformed by women's rights activists in 2008, who also use to the space to hold workshops and training for all ages on how to fight gender violence. It is now under threat and risk of closure as owners of the building, the city's heavily indebted public transport company ATAC, plan to sell it for around 2.6 million euros to claw back some much needed finances. During lockdown, 'Lucha y Siesta' had a 30 percent increase in requests for help, and had to come up with alternative ways to accommodate the emergency situation after local authorities threatened to cut electricity and water in the building in an effort to push the women out. Volunteers warn losing the beds available will restrict critical help for vulnerable women in the Italian capital. The entire city of Rome has only 39 beds available for women escaping violence and Lucha y Siesta makes up 14 of those. Three women arrived at Lucha during lockdown. Picture taken July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

A domestic abuse victim who since the end of April has been living in Rome's 'Lucha y Siesta' (Fight and Rest) women's house, a building run solely by activists to look after women suffering from domestic violence in the city, sleeps on the sofa, in Rome, Italy, July 8, 2020. ?Maybe I loved too much and this love was never returned to me. When I saw Lucha?s door for the first time, it was like seeing paradise after dying? said the woman. 'Lucha y Siesta' has been a crucial lifeline for women suffering from domestic violence and abuse in the city for 12 years, helping and supporting over 1,200 women and around 400 children. The previously abandoned building was occupied and transformed by women's rights activists in 2008, who also use to the space to hold workshops and training for all ages on how to fight gender violence. It is now under threat and risk of closure as owners of the building, the city's heavily indebted public transport company ATAC, plan to sell it for around 2.6 million euros to claw back some much needed finances. During lockdown, 'Lucha y Siesta' had a 30 percent increase in requests for help, and had to come up with alternative ways to accommodate the emergency situation after local authorities threatened to cut electricity and water in the building in an effort to push the women out. Volunteers warn losing the beds available will restrict critical help for vulnerable women in the Italian capital. The entire city of Rome has only 39 beds available for women escaping violence and Lucha y Siesta makes up 14 of those. Three women arrived at Lucha during lockdown. Picture taken July 8, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

A portrait of Simona Ammerata, the activist from 'Lucha y Siesta' (Fight and Rest) women's house, a building run solely by activists to look after women suffering from domestic violence in the city, in Rome, Italy, July 9, 2020. "I had the idea for Lucha with my sisters, and we made it happen. For me, it's the possibility that the world can change. Women who enter Lucha teach me what it means to suffer from domestic violence and how to escape from it. I have the tools to help, but they have the experience" said the activist. 'Lucha y Siesta' has been a crucial lifeline for women suffering from domestic violence and abuse in the city for 12 years, helping and supporting over 1,200 women and around 400 children. The previously abandoned building was occupied and transformed by women's rights activists in 2008, who also use to the space to hold workshops and training for all ages on how to fight gender violence. It is now under threat and risk of closure as owners of the building, the city's heavily indebted public transport company ATAC, plan to sell it for around 2.6 million euros to claw back some much needed finances. During lockdown, 'Lucha y Siesta' had a 30 percent increase in requests for help, and had to come up with alternative ways to accommodate the emergency situation after local authorities threatened to cut electricity and water in the building in an effort to push the women out. Volunteers warn losing the beds available will restrict critical help for vulnerable women in the Italian capital. The entire city of Rome has only 39 beds available for women escaping violence and Lucha y Siesta makes up 14 of those. Three women arrived at Lucha during lockdown. Picture taken July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Yara Nardi