Through The Lens: Today in Pictures, Feb 5, 2015

Rescuers lift part of the wreckage of TransAsia Airways plane Flight GE235 after it crash landed into a river, in New Taipei City, on Feb 5, 2015. Taiwanese rescue officials refused to give up hope of finding 12 people still missing, more than 24 hou
Rescuers lift part of the wreckage of TransAsia Airways plane Flight GE235 after it crash landed into a river, in New Taipei City, on Feb 5, 2015. Taiwanese rescue officials refused to give up hope of finding 12 people still missing, more than 24 hours after the crash which killed at least 31. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

The search continues for the missing 12 from the plane crash in Taipei and a total of 2.8 billion trips expected in the coming 40 days for the duration of the Spring Festival in China. These and more, in Today In Pictures.

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