Today in Pictures, Sept 10, 2015

Floods in Japan, migrants in Greece, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Sep 10, 2015, 07:08 PM

Residents waiting to be rescued by helicopters at a residential area flooded by the Kinugawa river, caused by typhoon Etau, in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, on Sept 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/KYODO

Migrants arriving on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on a dinghy on Sept 9, 2015. PHOTO: AFP/ANGELOS TZORTZINIS

A Syrian refugee kissing his son as he walks through a rainstorm towards Greece's border with Macedonia, near the Greek village of Idomeni, on Sept 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/YANNIS BEHRAKIS

A pile of garbage blocks an entrance to a residential building as workers clean up one of its apartments, in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, on Sept 9, 2015. The authorities are acting on persistent complaints from the surrounding residents due to the woman's collection and storage of trash in her home. PHOTO: REUTERS/STRINGER

Revellers covered in paint taking part in the annual Cascamorras festival in Guadix, southern Spain, on Sept 9, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/MARCELO DEL POZO

A Palestinian youth training on the beach on the Mediterranean Sea during a sandstorm in Gaza City on Sept 9, 2015. PHOTO: AFP/MOHAMMED ABED

People gathering at Tribute In Light in Lower Manhattan, New York, on Sept 9, 2015. The tribute was lit two days ahead of the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. PHOTO: REUTERS/ANDREW KELLY

French rider Remi Bizouard (back) silhouetted against the sky during a warm-up session in the wide-open savanna, as a giraffe is seen in the foreground, at the Glen Afric Country Lodge prior to the fourth stage of the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour in Pretoria, South Africa, on Sept 9, 2015. PHOTO: EPA/JOERG MITTER/GLOBAL NEWSROOM HANDOUT

French Polynesian O'Neill Massin riding the wave at Casablanca Beach, also known as the Pepsi spot, during the World Surf League's (WSL) Quiksilver Pro surfing competition in Casablanca, Morocco, on Sept 10, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS/YOUSSEF BOUDLAL

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