Today in Pictures, April 22, 2016

Fans of pop superstar Prince celebrate his life and legacy at a vigil, a drought in India chokes the growth of crops for the second monsoon season in a row, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Apr 22, 2016, 03:45 PM
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Apr 22, 2016, 02:10 PM
Villagers collecting water from an almost dried up well at Rasegaon village in India, on April 21, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
People buying t-shirts at a vigil to celebrate the life and music of deceased musician Prince in Los Angeles, California, on April 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A dead raccoon lying on the dried ground at the Tisma Lagoon wetland park due to drought affecting Tisma town, Nicaragua, on April 20, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
People taking pictures of a high-efficiency petrol-burning concept car as it is unveiled by Royal Dutch Shell in Beijing, China, on April 22, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A firefighter from the local disaster management agency extinguishing a peatland fire in a palm oil plantation in Pelalawan, Indonesia, on Sept 26, 2015. PHOTO: REUTERS
South Korean railway workers putting a derailed passenger train back on track in Yeosu, South Korea, on April 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
Hindu devotees showering in water pouring from 22 waterspouts during Balaju Purnima, also known as the full moon festival, in Katmandu, Nepal, on April 22, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
Devotees suspending themselves with pierced metal hooks from a crane during a religious procession dedicated to Goddess Mariamman in Mumbai, India, on April 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
Actors performing inside Spanish parliament to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes, in Madrid, Spain, on April 21, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS
A 700kg angel is lifted by a crane from the Berlin Cathedral for restoration in Berlin, Germany, on April 21, 2016. PHOTO: EPA
People walking around The Starry Paradise, a recreation of Van Gogh’s The Starry Night, made from plastic bottles at the Embrace Cultural and Creative Park in Keelung, Taiwan, on April 21, 2016. PHOTO: EPA

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