The colourful 89th Menton Lemon Festival in France, the green waters of the La Plata River in Argentina and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.
A sculpture constructed with lemons and oranges named Beijing Opera at the Lemon Festival on Feb 8, 2023, in the French coastal town of Menton. The theme of the 89th edition of the festival is Rock And Opera. Each year, more than 200,000 visitors descend upon Menton to view the giant statues made entirely from the two citrus fruits.
PHOTO: REUTERS
The La Plata Rver in Quilmes, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, is affected by a blue-green algae known as cyanobacteria on Feb 9, 2023. An overgrowth of the microscopic organisms is called a cyanobacterial bloom. Cyanobacterial blooms can be of other hues, including red and brown, and they multiply when the water is warm, still and rich in nutrients.
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All together now: A 50,000-strong flock of snow geese taking off from the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area near Kleinfeltersville, Pennsylvania, in the US, on Feb 9, 2023.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
A survivor carrying his belongings salvaged from his destroyed home in the aftermath of a deadly magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, on Feb 9, 2023. A bitter cold has hampered the search for survivors trapped in thousands of wrecked buildings and threatens the lives of many quake victims who are without shelter and drinking water.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Australia’s Tyler Wright competing on the final day of the 2023 Billabong Pro Pipeline on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, on Feb 8, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
Opposition Economic Freedom Fighters party leader Julius Malema protesting onstage as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attempts to deliver his 2023 state-of-the-nation address at the Cape Town City Hall on Feb 9, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
An aerial photo taken on Feb 8, 2023 showing intricately terraced fields and houses after a snowfall in Longnan in China's north-western Gansu province.
PHOTO: AFP
Historical Museum of Northern Jutland curator Bodil Frandsen walking down the concrete walkway at the entrance of the Reagan West Cold War nuclear bunker in Skorping, Denmark. The secretive bunker, kept hidden in northern Denmark for 60 years, is now seeing the light of day. The site is set to open as a museum and exhibit on Feb 13, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
