Today in Pictures, July 9, 2018

A search for missing people in a house damaged by heavy rain in Japan, fire fighters spraying water towards burning fishing ships in Indonesia, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Jul 09, 2018, 04:34 PM

Rescue workers look for missing people in a house damaged by heavy rain in Kumano town, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, July 9, 2018. PHOTO: KYODO/VIA REUTERS

Fire fighters spray water towards burning fishing ships at Benoa port in Denpasar, on the resort island of Bali, Indonesia, July 9, 2018. PHOTO: ANTARA FOTO/VIA REUTERS

Revellers run from the Fire Bull, a man carrying a bull figure packed with fireworks, at the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain July 8, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A British Blue cat is lit up by sunlight diffracred through an aquarium at an apartment in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia July 8, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen in the rubble of houses partially demolished in Shanghai, China July 8, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Choir performs during the final show at the Song and Dance Celebration in Riga, Latvia, July 8, 2018. Song and Dance Celebration is a nationwide traditional culture event that happens every five years. About 40,000 participants from 3,421 amateur choirs and folk dance ensembles participated at the festival this year. PHOTO: REUTERS

A contestant taking part in a chilli pepper eating competition in Ningxiang in China's central Hunan province on July 8, 2018. The winner of the contest ate 50 chilli peppers in one minute. PHOTO: AFP

Horsemen ride in a choreographed cavalry charge in a fantasia during the 14th Tan-Tan Moussem Berber festival on July 8, 2018 in the western Moroccan desert town of Tan-Tan. The festival, which is recognised by UNESCO as a "Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity", is organised every year to promote local traditions and brings together nomadic tribes from northern Africa. PHOTO: AFP

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