Pictures of the day: April 8, 2017

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

A man stands amidst the rubble of a house, which was damaged by incessant rains in Srinagar. PHOTO: REUTERS

Baseball players work out underneath blooming cherry blossoms in Tokyo. PHOTO: REUTERS

Red deer are seen near the headstream of the Yangtze River in Yushu, Qinghai Province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

People try to stop water flowing through the gate of a flood channel after incessant rains in Srinagar. PHOTO: REUTERS

Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo of Australia drives during the first practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea which US Defence Department said was a part of cruise missile strike against Syria. PHOTO: REUTERS

Residents search for valuable items from their destroyed houses, after a fire engulfed hundreds of shanties and thousands families lost their homes at a community of informal settlers as local media reported, in Bacoor, south of Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Monarch butterfly (C) is seen reflected in a mirror as it rests on the ground during the official Inauguration of the month of the Monarch butterfly at Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, Mexico. PHOTO: REUTERS

Venezuelan national guards walk behind a burning blockade during clashes with demonstrators during an opposition rally in Caracas, Venezuela. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bubble artist Deni Yang performs his act during his Mega Bubblefest Laser Show at the Discovery Cube Science Centre in Santa Ana, California. PHOTO: AFP

Kashmiri residents walk through floodwater on the outskirts of Srinagar. PHOTO: AFP

Supporters of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl religious party react as Sheikh Saleh bin Ibrahim Imam Qaba leads Friday Prayers in Nowshera, Pakistan. PHOTO: AFP

Displaced Iraqis who had fled their homes wait to enter Hammam al-Alil camp south of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS