Today in Pictures, Oct 31, 2019

Shuri Castle goes up in flames in Japan, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Oct 31, 2019, 03:41 PM

The main building of the Shuri Castle is seen on fire in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan, early Oct 31, 2019. A fire started at the castle, listed as a World Heritage site, destroying major buildings of the castle complex. The cause of the fire is still unknown and there is no report of injury. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

An aerial photograph shows the destroyed Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa prefecture, southern Japan, Oct 31, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A building damaged by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake is seen in Kidapawan City in the southern island of Mindanao on Oct 31, 2019. A powerful quake struck in the southern Philippines sending people fleeing from homes, schools and malls. PHOTO: AFP

Employees and customers at a supermarket evacuate a building during an earthquake drill, as part of the national civil defence drill, in the south-eastern city of Pohang, South Korea, Oct 30, 2019.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Wind driven embers from the Kincade fire are cast off from a burning tree near Santa Rosa, California, USA, on Oct. 29, 2019. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

Firefighters battle to protect an area around the Reagan Library from the Easy Fire in Simi Valley, California on Oct 30, 2019. PHOTO: AFP

Jewish men stand in the newly constructed Israeli Jewish underground cemetery of Givat Shaul in Jerusalem, on Oct 30, 2019. After three years of construction, Jerusalem's underground cemetery was inaugurated, offering some 8,000 burial spots as a first stage. Designed to accommodate some 23,000 spots by the end of works in four years time. The huge complex, which is dug inside a burial mountain with 1.6km of tunnels, offers five times the capacity of a regular cemetery with burial spots dug in the walls. PHOTO: AFP

University students wearing Guy Fawkes masks pose for a photoshoot at a graduation ceremony in support of anti-government protests at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Hong Kong on Oct 30, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

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