Pictures of the day: April 3, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 03, 2017
People burn incenses on the third day of the third lunar month, during a traditional festival celebrated locally in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

People walk on a street destroyed after flooding and mudslides, caused by heavy rains leading several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks into buildings and roads, in Mocoa, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS People walk on a street destroyed after flooding and mudslides, caused by heavy rains leading several rivers to overflow, pushing sediment and rocks into buildings and roads, in Mocoa, Colombia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fireworks explode over Lotte Group's 123-storey skyscraper Lotte World Tower, a day before its opening ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS Fireworks explode over Lotte Group's 123-storey skyscraper Lotte World Tower, a day before its opening ceremony in Seoul, South Korea. PHOTO: REUTERS

A tattoo of Hindu demon Ravan is pictured on a back of a man during the Nepal Tattoo Convention in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS A tattoo of Hindu demon Ravan is pictured on a back of a man during the Nepal Tattoo Convention in Kathmandu, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rescue workers are seen at the site where a bus carrying school children and adults rolled over on a road close to the town of Sveg, in northern Sweden. PHOTO: REUTERS Rescue workers are seen at the site where a bus carrying school children and adults rolled over on a road close to the town of Sveg, in northern Sweden. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian jumps through a ring of fire during a military exercise graduation ceremony organised by Palestinian national security forces loyal to Hamas, in Gaza City. PHOTO: REUTERS A Palestinian jumps through a ring of fire during a military exercise graduation ceremony organised by Palestinian national security forces loyal to Hamas, in Gaza City. PHOTO: REUTERS

People look at blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan April. PHOTO: REUTERS People look at blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo, Japan April. PHOTO: REUTERS

Boys play on a wrecked car in the rebel held besieged Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria April. PHOTO: REUTERS Boys play on a wrecked car in the rebel held besieged Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria April. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man carries his wife on a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Milagro, Ecuador. PHOTO: REUTERS A man carries his wife on a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Milagro, Ecuador. PHOTO: REUTERS

People fly kites in Berck-sur-Mer, northern France, during the 31th International Kite Festival (Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs Volants), which runs from April 1 to April 9. PHOTO: AFP People fly kites in Berck-sur-Mer, northern France, during the 31th International Kite Festival (Rencontres Internationales de Cerfs Volants), which runs from April 1 to April 9. PHOTO: AFP

Schoolchildren participate in the opening ceremony of the Tadika Samphan festival, a local celebration for children, in the Chanae district in the restive southern province of Narathiwat. PHOTO: AFP Schoolchildren participate in the opening ceremony of the Tadika Samphan festival, a local celebration for children, in the Chanae district in the restive southern province of Narathiwat. PHOTO: AFP

Kayakers paddle on the flooded Logan River, caused by Cyclone Debbie, as it flows over the Mt Lindesay Highway in Waterford West near Brisbane. PHOTO: AFP Kayakers paddle on the flooded Logan River, caused by Cyclone Debbie, as it flows over the Mt Lindesay Highway in Waterford West near Brisbane. PHOTO: AFP

A dog with A dog with "sindhur" (red powder) looks on during a depicted of the Hindu Tihar celebration, a five-day long hindu festival, in whose second day named "Kukur Puja" the dogs or messengers of Lord Yamaraj, the god of death, are worshipped, in Monterrey, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fire is seen at a tower under construction in Dubai's Downtown district, United Arab Emirates. PHOTO: REUTERS A fire is seen at a tower under construction in Dubai's Downtown district, United Arab Emirates. PHOTO: REUTERS

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