Fires, floods and Christmas lights: photos of the day - Friday

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  • Orange, Australia

    An aerial view of a section of the northern tailings dam wall, which collapsed in 2018, at the Cadia goldmine in New South Wales. Nearby residents are concerned about potential contamination from mining operations. Many community members have reported health issues and elevated levels of heavy metals in their bodies, which they believe stem from dust and water contamination linked to the mine

    A collapsed dam wall at an Australian goldmine, as seen from above
  • Niort, France

    A worker prepares to remove road signs left by French farmers overnight on the gate of the Deux-Sèvres department. French farmers returned all road signs they removed during an action to express their concerns in the face of an alarming agricultural situation

    French road signs are piled up in front of a building
  • Tokyo, Japan

    Isabelle Martins and Ryan Bedard of USA perform during the ice dance-rhythm dance event at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

    Two figure skaters perform airborne feats on ice
  • Gennevilliers, France

    An adopter carries their kitten in a pet carrier at the new shelter of the French Society for the Protection of Animals, in the northern outskirts of Paris. With its 17,000m² of land, including 2,000m² of buildings, the new site is three times larger than the old one - located just over a kilometre away - from which the animals were transferred to the new buildings at the end of October

    A person holds a cat aloft in a transparent plastic container
  • West Bekaa, Lebanon

    Rabab al-Hajj Youssef, 29, plays with a child at a shelter for displaced people, where Relief International staff are providing healthcare and wellbeing services

    A woman smiles as a child climbs over a fence
  • Buguey, Philippines

    An Indigenous Aeta tribe member carries a box of relief goods through flood waters in the typhoon-hit town in Cagayan province. Thousands of villagers fled their homes as Typhoon Yinxing made landfall in the Philippines bringing strong winds and intense rainfall crossing the northern part of the country

    A person wades through waist-deep water while carrying a box on their shoulder
  • Paiporta, Spain

    A cleaning operation is under way after devastating floods in Valencia and neighbouring areas. The search continues for missing people, as support workers provide supplies and care for the victims after the high-altitude isolated depression weather phenomenon hit the east of the country on 29 October

    People clean a street in Spain in the aftermath of floods
  • Samburu, Kenya

    People dance with traditional clothing and jewellery in the Cultural Festival of the Maa community. The tribes living in the Samburu region of northern Kenya are one of the few tribes to keep their traditions alive. One of the most important parts of the Samburu tribe’s survival is their livestock, which includes cattle, sheep, goats and camels

    People dance in an outdoor space in Samburu
  • Moorpark, US

    A crew battles the mountain fire in California. The cause of the fire is under investigation and is affecting nearly 6,000 hectares,according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

    Firefighters tackle a blaze in California
  • Windsor, UK

    Members of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, march away after performing a guard of honour for Jordan’s King Abdallah II, during a ceremonial welcome by King Charles III at Windsor Castle

    Soldiers march during the evening, with Windsor Castle in the background
  • Alfafar, Spain

    Flood-damaged vehicles are gathered on a plot after being removed from the streets, in the aftermath of deadly floods in Valencia

    A mass of damaged vehicles spread out after Valencia floods
  • New Delhi, India

    Devotees offer prayers as they take a dip in the waters of River Yamuna to celebrate Chhath Puja, a festival celebrated by north Indians, particularly the Purvanchali community. It involves rituals performed in the Yamuna River, which has been severely polluted with untreated sewage and industrial waste, leading to toxic foam on its surface. The pollution levels spike during this time due to increased festivities and the aftermath of Diwali celebrations, raising serious health concerns for devotees who immerse themselves in the contaminated waters

    Devotees walk through water while holding candles
  • Kharkiv, Ukraine

    Rescuers work at a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian airstrike

    Rescuers attend the aftermath of a Russian airstrike in Kharkiv
  • London, UK

    ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ festive lights illuminate Regent Street and Carnaby Street

    Christmas lights festooned along a busy London street
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