Lapatilla
A man prays at the statue of the Virgin Mary amongst the debris of hundreds of destroyed homes, bulldozed during a clean-up operation of the coastal commune of Port Bouet, just east of Abidjan and west of Grand-Bassam, on October 23, 2014. The tearing down of the buildings is part of a clean up operation by the Ivorian government, which also aims to prevent the dangers of the advancing sea. AFP PHOTO / SIA KAMBOU