Today in Pictures, Sept 20, 2017

Earthquake hits Mexico, Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Guadeloupe, and other pictures from around the around in Today in Pictures.

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Sep 20, 2017, 11:01 AM

Rescuers and volunteers remove rubble and debris from a flattened building in search of survivors after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A person rescued from the rubble gets medical assistance after a powerful quake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Workers remove fallen tree branches from a road in the Guadeloupe island which was hit by Hurricane Maria, September 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinian militants of the al-Nasser Saladin Brigades take part in a drill as a model depicting the Dome of the Rock is seen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip September 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish pilgrim prays next to a tomb at an old Jewish cemetery on the eve of Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, in the town of Uman, Ukraine September 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Chinese man stands among tourists who came to see the rising flag on Tiananmen square in Beijing on September 20, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

Andrea Destraio, 5, slaps hands with medical staff and invited police officers whose charity donated to Rady Children's Hospital to start a program that uses remote control cars to take young patients to the operating room, in San Diego, California, U.S. September 19, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

The "Boxing Gogos" (Grannies) stretch as they take part in a session hosted by the “A Team Gym” in Cosmo City in Johannesburg on September 19, 2017. The grandmothers, many of whom are over 70 have been training with coach Claude Maphosa and claim that they no longer suffer from the ailments they had before, and are stronger than ever. PHOTO: AFP

Police dogs participate during the celebration of the Day of the Glories of the Army, at the O'Higgins park, in Santiago, Chile, on September 19, 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A visual installation by Iranian artist Amir Reza Salari entitled "Birds of Peace Light Symphony" is seen projected on the Azadi Tower, also known as Liberty Tower, in Tehran on September 19, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

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