Pictures of the day: September 15, 2017

13 photos from events around the world


Multimedia Desk September 15, 2017
A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A plush dog sits on a sofa that was blown across Highway 1 by Hurricane Irma near Big Pine Key Fishing Lodge and RV park in Big Pine Key, Florida. PHOTO: AFP A plush dog sits on a sofa that was blown across Highway 1 by Hurricane Irma near Big Pine Key Fishing Lodge and RV park in Big Pine Key, Florida. PHOTO: AFP

Rohingya refugees arrive by boat, as smoke rises from fires on the shoreline behind them, at Shah Parir Dwip on the Bangladesh side of the Naf River after fleeing violence in Myanmar. PHOTO: AFP Rohingya refugees arrive by boat, as smoke rises from fires on the shoreline behind them, at Shah Parir Dwip on the Bangladesh side of the Naf River after fleeing violence in Myanmar. PHOTO: AFP

An oil laden shovel is raised out of the water as workers carry out a clean-up of an oil covered beach near Athens. PHOTO: AFP An oil laden shovel is raised out of the water as workers carry out a clean-up of an oil covered beach near Athens. PHOTO: AFP

A Palestinian girl rides on a toy tricycle next to another child riding on a wheeled-toy pony in a street near their home in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP A Palestinian girl rides on a toy tricycle next to another child riding on a wheeled-toy pony in a street near their home in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

An Emirati man looks at and holds pieces of a glass shaped map of the United Arab Emirates as part of an art installation at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian exhibition (ADIHEX) in the UAE capital. PHOTO: AFP An Emirati man looks at and holds pieces of a glass shaped map of the United Arab Emirates as part of an art installation at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian exhibition (ADIHEX) in the UAE capital. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian children look out from behind the door of their house in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP Palestinian children look out from behind the door of their house in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

Men walk in the rain under an umbrella next to the Olympic rings after the IOC officially announced that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid during a ceremony at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS Men walk in the rain under an umbrella next to the Olympic rings after the IOC officially announced that Paris won the 2024 Olympic bid during a ceremony at the Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sergii Rodionov takes a photograph on his mobile phone from a rooftop in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS Sergii Rodionov takes a photograph on his mobile phone from a rooftop in Moscow, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Migrants on a rubber boat are rescued by SOS Mediterranee organisation during a search and rescue (SAR) operation with the MV Aquarius rescue ship (not pictured) in the Mediterranean Sea, off the Libyan Coast. PHOTO: REUTERS Migrants on a rubber boat are rescued by SOS Mediterranee organisation during a search and rescue (SAR) operation with the MV Aquarius rescue ship (not pictured) in the Mediterranean Sea, off the Libyan Coast. PHOTO: REUTERS

A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS A sunken boat is pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Boats lined up in a canal for protection are pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS Boats lined up in a canal for protection are pictured in an aerial photo in the Keys in Marathon, Florida, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS Rohingya refugees stretch their hands to receive aid distributed by local organisations at Balukhali makeshift refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

People displaced by violence walk in the banks of Mayu river with their belongings while moving to another village, in Buthidaung in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar. PHOTO: REUTERS People displaced by violence walk in the banks of Mayu river with their belongings while moving to another village, in Buthidaung in the north of Rakhine state, Myanmar. PHOTO: REUTERS

A view of Saidpur Village, a place for residents and visitors to hang out at night, in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS A view of Saidpur Village, a place for residents and visitors to hang out at night, in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

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