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Today in Pictures, March 18, 2019
Two subway trains collide in Hong Kong during a test run; an earthquake hits Lombok causing a landslide; Thais cast early votes ahead of the Mar 24 general election and other images from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Morning commute in Hong Kong was disrupted on March 17, 2019, after two subway trains collided in the wee hours during a trial run. Two drivers, one injured in the leg, were taken to hospital. The other driver suffered from smoke inhalation, according to the police.
The collision of the two Mass Transit Railway (MTR) trains happened at around 3am on the Tsuen Wan line when the train operator was testing a new signalling system. PHOTO: HONG KONG MTR CORP
An earthquake struck Indonesia's Lombok island on March 17, 2019, causing a landslide, killing several people, including a Malaysian. At least two people were killed and dozens injured. Two Malaysians were confirmed dead, the New Straits Times reported. A total of 22 Malaysian tourists were trapped, Bernama reported. PHOTO: INDONESIA'S NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY (BNPB)
Voters waiting outside the Banbangkapi High School in Bangkok to cast early votes yesterday, a week ahead of Thailand’s first general election since a military coup in 2014. Queues had started to form as early as 6am, two hours before voting commenced. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
Mourners comfort each other at a makeshift memorial near Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 17, 2019. New Zealand grappled with grief and horror on Sunday, as the death toll rose to 50 and the suspect’s family apologized two days after a terrorist attack at two mosques in Christchurch. PHOTO: NYTIMES
Cars are submerged in mud following a flash flood in Sentani, Papua, Indonesia, March 17, 2019. The flood has killed at least 61 people as rescuers race to help dozens of other victims of the disaster. Dozens have been injured and more than 4,000 people have been displaced as a result of the floods. PHOTO: ANTARA FOTO via REUTERS
A Yellow Vest protester kicks a riot police officer on the Champs Elysees during the 'Act XVIII' demonstration (the 18th consecutive national protest on a Saturday) in Paris, France, March 16, 2019. The so-called 'gilets jaunes' (yellow vests) is a grassroots protest movement with supporters from a wide span of the political spectrum, that originally started with protest across the nation in late 2018 against high fuel prices. The movement in the meantime also protests the French government's tax reforms, the increasing costs of living and some even calling for the resignation of French President Emmanuel Macron. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Members of Pipe organ bands from schools in Singapore, including St. Joseph Institution and Raffles Girls’ School perform at the St. Patrick’s Day parade at UOB Plaza. About 400 people from the Irish community in Singapore turn up for its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade from Empress Lane to UOB Plaza on March 17, 2019. St. Patrick’s Day commemorates the death of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick, and the arrival of Christianity to Ireland. It’s also a celebration of Irish heritage and culture. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN
Hindu men from the villages of Nandgaon and Barsana celebrate covered with colored powder the Lathmar Holi festival at the Radha Rani temple in Barsana village, Mathura, India, 15 March 2019. Holi is the Hindu spring festival of colors. In Barsana, people celebrate a variation of Holi called 'Lathmar' Holi, which means beating with sticks. During the Lathmar Holi festival, the women of Barsana, the birth place of Hindu God Krishna's beloved Radha, beat the men from Nandgaon, the hometown of Hindu God Krishna, with wooden sticks in response to their efforts to put color on them. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) hosted their first-ever Farmers’ Market on March 16, 2019 to encourage the adoption of a greener and more sustainable lifestyle. The community driven non-profit organisation believes that empowerment by the local community through events such as the Farmers’ Market can heighten the levels of adoption for a more conscious lifestyle that takes into account both the good they can achieve for the community and the immediate environment. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
A horse and an artist perform during a show "Cavalluna, World of Fantasy", in Brussels, Belgium on March 16, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
A Russian Troika, sledge drawn by three horses, competes on the ice-covered Yenisei River during the annual Ice Derby amateur horse race near the Siberian settlement of Novosyolovo, south of Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 16, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS
Montpellier's Nicolas Cozza in action with Lyon's Bertrand Traore during Olympique Lyonnais's match with Montpellier at Groupama Stadium, in Lyon, France on March 17, 2019 in the French football Ligue 1. PHOTO: REUTERS
Renault's Daniel Ricciardo crashes at the start of the Formula One F1 Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia, March 17, 2019. PHOTO: AAP via REUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets AK Party and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) supporters during a rally for the upcoming local elections, in Izmir, Turkey on March 17, 2019. PHOTO: PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT VIA REUTERS
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