Today in Pictures, Oct 8, 2021

First floor of Tekka Centre closes for deep cleaning amid detection of several Covid infections, small bush fire breaks out along Braddell Road, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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October 8, 2021 at 4:07 PM

Workers disinfecting and cleaning the first floor of Tekka Centre in Little India, on October 8, 2021. The hawker centre and wet market will be closed for deep cleaning from Friday (Oct 8) to Sunday after several Covid-19 infections were detected there.

PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/GAVIN FOO

A small bush fire broke out at the junction of Braddell Road and Bishan Road in the early morning of October 7, 2021. It was confined to a small area and extinguished quickly by SCDF officers.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/KUA CHEE SIONG

This photo taken on October 7, 2021, shows people standing up whilst enjoying dinner at the Chaopraya Antique Cafe, as flood water from the Chao Phraya River surges into the restaurant, in Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok. PHOTO: AFP

Elderly people sit in front of a stage at Tampines Hub as they wait for a live music performance to begin on October 7, 2021.
PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/MARK CHEONG

A pair of terrapins interact in a pond at the Botanical Garden in Singapore on October 8, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Police stand guard near a collapsed bamboo scaffolding in Hong Kong, China, October 8, 2021. A worker died and three others were rescued by emergency personnel after the scaffolding around a residential building gave way under the onslaught of rain and wind brought by tropical storm Lionrock. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A girl sits between concrete barriers in Kabul, Afghanistan October 7, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

A fire force personnel watches as a multi-storey apartment building collapsed without any casualties reported, in Bangalore on October 7, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

People hold umbrellas as they visit the Netherlands Pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates October 5, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

US actor Rami Malek (R) speaks during the ceremony to honor British actor Daniel Craig with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, California, on October 6, 2021. Craig's star will be located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard, chosen for Craig's portrayal of James Bond in '007' films. PHOTO: AFP

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