Relive the most shocking videos of 2021 3:54
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This year began under the burden of a pandemic that seemed to have no close end, while it continued to claim victims incessantly. But the first shocking image of the year did not come because of the coronavirus. No. It was the uprising on Capitol Hill that Trump supporters staged on January 6, when Congress was going to certify Biden's victory in the 2020 election. Armed protesters stormed the Capitol and assaulted it. They attacked him. But that would not be the only image that would define the year: a NASA rover on Mars, mass cremations by covid-19, the escalation of a conflict in the Middle East and the tragedy of a building collapse in Florida are just a few. of the videos that portrayed 2021. Which one do you think was the most shocking?
Unprecedented attack on the United States Capitol
The assault on the Capitol in Washington was not only a direct attack on the heart of democracy in the United States: it also claimed the lives of five people.
Among them, a police officer and a woman who was fatally shot by the authorities.
The moment of that shot was recorded on video.
The images show the previous minutes and the moment in which it occurs.
The cameraman said the incident happened outside the office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi.
The video also captured the shakers breaking glass, someone can be heard saying "he has a gun."
We caution that the images can be disturbing.
Moment of a shot inside the Capitol 0:42
Another video shows the attack suffered by a Capitol police officer when a pro-President Trump mob tried to force their way through a building door.
In the images the police can be heard calling for help while he is being crushed.
The rest of the officers were able to keep the crowd of rioters away from the entrance and the policeman managed to free himself.
Police were crushed by the mob on Capitol Hill 3:06
The postcard of the agitators who entered the Senate floor also remained for posterity.
A video from an NBC News reporter shows them walking inside the Capitol in Washington
Moment when agitators enter the Senate 0:19
The Perseverance rover arrives on Mars and makes history with the Ingenuity helicopter
On February 18, NASA's Perseverance rover accomplished its first goal: reaching Mars, after surviving seven minutes of "terror."
It is the most sophisticated vehicle of its kind to ever reach the red planet and for months it has been a window into getting to know it more closely.
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Images of its arrival were released days after landing and captured part of the surface of Mars.
Was it how you imagined it?
Perseverance landing video 1:03
From that moment on, Perseverance has produced thousands of images that have helped us understand the red planet in detail.
We could even hear their environment.
Listen to the first audio Perseverance sent from Mars 1:54
And we even saw the first panoramic image of Mars.
Mars, in high resolution: NASA reveals shocking image 1:03
But, the historic moment of the Perseverance rover occurred with the first successful flight of the Ingenuity helicopter.
Which marks the first time humans flew a ship on another planet.
NASA also broadcast the event live and shared the adrenaline rush with those who saw it.
This is how the Ingenuity Helicopter flew on Mars 0:48
Drone captures mass cremations in India
India experienced a devastating second wave of covid-19, before the eyes of the world.
The situation was so critical that they had to resort to mass cremations due to the large increase in deaths.
The authorities were even forced to organize this procedure in makeshift places.
These are the heartbreaking images.
Drone captures mass cremations in India 2:03
A girl fights with all her might not to be kidnapped
An 11-year-old girl waiting for her school bus in Pensacola, Florida, managed to avoid being abducted and was able to escape to safety, according to authorities.
Surveillance video captured the moment the girl is kneeling on the grass at the bus stop when a white Dodge Journey pickup pulls up at the side of the street.
The video shows a man getting out of the car and running towards the girl.
Video captures the struggle of a girl not to be kidnapped 0:44
Middle East conflict escalates, missiles fly between Gaza and Israel
On May 10, 2021, missile warning sirens went off in Jerusalem, warning of a possible attack.
Families enjoying an afternoon at the Israel Day march panicked.
Men and women tried to protect children.
Even CNN correspondents managed to capture the moment of terror that was lived.
Seven rockets were fired from Gaza that day, and Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
Terror in Jerusalem by bombing sirens 0:42
Thus began a series of instigating actions, on both sides, that intensified the conflict for 11 days.
All to the general concern of other nations.
One of the highlights of the year was about the Iron Dome, Israel's anti-missile shield.
What is it and how does it work exactly?
This is how the Iron Dome of Israel works 3:08
As part of its retaliation against Gaza, Israel launched an airstrike the next day that resulted in the collapse of a 13-story tower in Gaza.
It is unknown if the building had been completely evacuated or if there were any casualties.
Israeli authorities say they had launched small warning missiles to vacate the building.
13-story tower collapses in Gaza after 2:07 attack
And after 11 days of intense conflict, a picture of devastation remained in Gaza.
People crowded around the destroyed buildings and homes after Israel and the militant group Hamas finally declared a ceasefire.
At least 248 Palestinians died as a result of Israel's airstrikes in Gaza, including 66 children, the Hamas-ruled Palestinian Health Ministry said at the time.
This is the destruction in Gaza after Israel attacks 1:34
The tragedy in Surfside due to the collapse of the building that buried dozens of people
During the early morning of June 24, a landslide shook Miami-Dade County: the Champlain South Towers, in Surfside, partially collapsed with dozens of people inside.
For days, the fatalities were listed as missing until the bodies were found in search, rescue and recovery operations.
A total of 98 people lost their lives in that accident.
In the midst of the questions and the impact of the tragedy, images were recovered from a security camera that recorded the moment of the collapse of the building.
We note that the video contains material that can be disturbing and sensitive.
Shocking video of the moment of the collapse in Surfside 0:51
The images of the rescues also began to arrive and the firefighters managed to remove a young man alive from the rubble.
Firefighters rescue young man from building debris 1:54
Postcards of the devastation at ground zero from the tragedy came in every day.
Also the testimonies of people who saw the accident, who were looking for their family and friends, who could provide any type of information.
Added to this was a strong windy storm that forced the search and rescue efforts to stop at times.
Anguish for missing after collapse in Miami 3:49
On the 14th day after the collapse, the authorities allowed a new controlled visit to the Champlain Towers for the media.
From the site of the collapse, we could see the place where the rescue teams have operated, which at that time went on to recover corpses.
CNN returns to ground zero of the collapse in Miami 2:26
The desperation of hundreds to flee Afghanistan, left under the command of the Taliban
The Taliban regained power in Afghanistan in a matter of months, following President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw US troops Beyond what the Taliban regime represents for the conflict in the Middle East, images of hundreds of desperate people trying to flee portrayed a much deeper drama.
Video captured the chaos and gunfire at Kabul airport as the Taliban took over the city.
The footage shows people clinging to the fuselage of a US military plane.
A crowd tries to get on a plane in Kabul 1:33
A recording even recorded the moment when a man hands a girl to a soldier at the Kabul airport.
Witnesses said at the time that troops are not evacuating children without their families.
Man hands a girl to a soldier in Kabul 1:23
CNN reporter Clarissa Ward was harassed by the Taliban while covering Afghanistan for the network.
She was targeted by extremists when they forced her to cover her face.
Taliban intimidate CNN reporter and her team 3:08
And on August 26 a new chapter was released: an explosion in front of the Kabul airport as the United States and other countries try to evacuate their citizens and Afghans at risk from the Taliban.
The first images from the explosion site showed scenes of chaos.
We caution that the images can be disturbing.
Pictures show chaos after explosion in Kabul 1:03
And a video after the explosion showed some injured people and the despair of those affected.
Video shows chaos and several injuries after explosion in Kabul 1:20
The endless fury of the volcano on La Palma
For three months, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, Spain, has been erupting.
Which means that its lava, turned into vast rivers, has washed away everything in its path.
The devastation on the island speaks for itself.
The images in all that time have ranged from the spectacle of the fire that it expels to how it has buried houses and homes under the cold magma, passing through the animals that were rescued and now await a second chance.
In its first month of eruption, the volcano caused the evacuation of thousands of people on the island of La Palma, Spain.
The images of its crater, of the lava that runs downhill and of the widespread devastation on the island show the gravity of a natural phenomenon that does not give truce.
The volcano on La Palma has been erupting for a month: its fury covers everything with lava and devastation
Fury of the volcano on La Palma is still intact a month later 2:43
In addition, the situation after two months of the eruption was critical, while those affected continued to grow.
Two months of destruction of the La Palma volcano 3:04
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