Pictures of the day: April 1, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 01, 2017
George Lewys, aged 5, poses for a photograph with Owl butterflies during an event to launch the Sensational Butterflies exhibition at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man views an animatronic life-size dinosaur ahead of an interactive exhibition, Jurassic Kingdom, at Osterley Park in west London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS A man views an animatronic life-size dinosaur ahead of an interactive exhibition, Jurassic Kingdom, at Osterley Park in west London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Member of Austrian special operations unit Jagdkommando performs an exercise in Wiener Neustadt, Austria,. PHOTO: REUTERS A Member of Austrian special operations unit Jagdkommando performs an exercise in Wiener Neustadt, Austria,. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman prays as she touches the wall of a temple during Navratri festival in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS A woman prays as she touches the wall of a temple during Navratri festival in Kolkata, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Displaced Iraqi children play inside a tent as they wait for the arrival of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres during his visit at Hasansham camp, in Khazer, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS Displaced Iraqi children play inside a tent as they wait for the arrival of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres during his visit at Hasansham camp, in Khazer, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

A supplied image shows three vehicles stranded on a highway flooded after Cyclone Debbie passed through the region near the township of Gunyarra, located south of the town of Bowen in Queensland, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS A supplied image shows three vehicles stranded on a highway flooded after Cyclone Debbie passed through the region near the township of Gunyarra, located south of the town of Bowen in Queensland, Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Tourists visit Madeira's traditional houses in Santana on Madeira's North coast, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS Tourists visit Madeira's traditional houses in Santana on Madeira's North coast, Portugal. PHOTO: REUTERS

A TAM Airlines plane lands at Santiago International Airport, Chile. PHOTO: REUTERS A TAM Airlines plane lands at Santiago International Airport, Chile. PHOTO: REUTERS

An undated supplied image shows a bull shark that was found in a puddle near the town of Ayr, located south of Townsville, following flooding in the area from heavy rains associated with Cyclone Debbie in Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS An undated supplied image shows a bull shark that was found in a puddle near the town of Ayr, located south of Townsville, following flooding in the area from heavy rains associated with Cyclone Debbie in Australia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Russian servicemen guard an area at the Nagurskoye military base in Alexandra Land on the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS Russian servicemen guard an area at the Nagurskoye military base in Alexandra Land on the remote Arctic islands of Franz Josef Land, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A local resident looks out of a window at his house damaged by shelling, in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS A local resident looks out of a window at his house damaged by shelling, in the rebel-held city of Donetsk, Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS

A recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida. PHOTO: REUTERS A recycled SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars toward space above a Virgin Airlines passenger jet, which had just departed Orlando International Airport, in Orlando, Florida. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man herds sheep outside the village of Jiya near Hotan, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A man herds sheep outside the village of Jiya near Hotan, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Seasonal fog enshrouds buildings in the city centre of Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS Seasonal fog enshrouds buildings in the city centre of Cape Town, South Africa. PHOTO: REUTERS

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