Photos of the Day: Flood Waters and Hundreds of Suitcases
From people who take part in a march calling for the complete withdrawal of an extradition bill to members of the ethno-religious group of Mandaeans, these photos of the day will give you the information you need in order to keep you abreast of everything important that happened today around the world.
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Tenerife, Canary Islands
Thousands of people attend the procession of the Virgen del Carmen, the patron saint of fishermen. The statue of the Virgin is carried from its chapel to a small beach in the fishing harbor to be sailed along the coast
Photograph: Desiree Martin/AFP/Getty Images
Yangon, Myanmar
A woman holding a mobile phone with an image of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s state counselor, takes a video during a protest in support of amendments to the 2008 Myanmar constitution
Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images
Hanover, Germany
Northern sea bear calves dry off after a swim in their enclosure
Photograph: Christophe Gateau/AFP/Getty Images
Sverdlovsk, Russia
A woman kisses a cross during a religious procession in memory of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia and his family, who were executed on this date in 1918
Photograph: Donat Sorokin/Tass via Getty Images
Kurigram, Bangladesh
People sit on a bamboo platform surrounded by flood waters after torrential monsoon rains swept away homes and triggered landslides across south Asia
Photograph: Rehman Asad/AFP/Getty Images
Vevey, Switzerland
A rehearsal for the Fête des Vignerons, the winegrowers’ festival, which takes place, on average, every 25 years
Photograph: Laurent Gilliéron/EPA
Düsseldorf, Germany
Hundreds of suitcases in the check-in area of the airport after a technical malfunction forced passengers to leave
Photograph: Sascha Steinbach/EPA
Manila, Philippines
Children jump into the water despite strong waves after a downpour. Schools in the area have been suspended as tropical storm Danas continues to bring heavy rain
Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP
Baghdad, Iraq
Members of the ethno-religious group of Mandaeans take part in the great feast, a religious new-year ritual
Photograph: Sabah Arar/AFP/Getty Images