Pictures of the day: April 3, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world


Multimedia Desk April 03, 2017 2 min read
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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