Day in Photos: Floods, Fires, and a Touching Memorial Service
Smoke in the colours of French national flag rises near the Arc de Triomphe on the day of a parade of French athletes who competed in the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, on Sept. 14, 2024. Sarah Meyssonnier/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Floods, Fires, and a Touching Memorial Service

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A torrent of water flows along the river Bela during heavy rain in Mikulovice, Czech Republic, on Sept. 14, 2024. Gabriel Kuchta/Getty Images
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Residents carry belongings as they try to escape from fire that struck an informal settlers area in Manila, Philippines, on Sept. 14, 2024. Ted Aljibe/AFP via Getty Images
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Oil tanker Sounion burning in the Red Sea following a series of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, on Sept. 14, 2024. European Union's Operation Aspides via AP
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Demonstrators take part in march organized by collectives of families to demand justice for victims of drug-related violence in Marseille, southeastern France, on Sept. 14, 2024. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP via Getty Images
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Protesters set up an installation during an anti-government rally demanding action for the release of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since October, in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in Tel Aviv on Sept. 14, 2024. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
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Flood-affected residents move their belongings to a safer place on the banks of river Ganges following heavy monsoon rains in Prayagraj, India, on Sept. 14, 2024. Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images
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Mourners are seen outside the Jefferson Civic Center for the memorial service of Apalachee School shooting victim Mason Schermerhorn in Jefferson, Ga., on Sept. 14, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
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A Palestinian woman walks toward a mosque, heavily damaged in Israeli bombing, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sept. 14, 2024. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images
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A 'cayuco' boat with 57 migrants onboard arrives at La Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro, on Sept. 14, 2024. Antonio Sempere/AFP via Getty Images
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An England Red Roses fan shout encouragement during the Women's International match between England Red Roses and New Zealand Black Ferns at Allianz Twickenham Stadium in London on Sept. 14, 2024. David Rogers/Getty Images
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Uganda People's Defense Forces (UPDF) officers salute the coffin of Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, 33, before placing it in the middle of the common room for people to pay their respects and mourn in the district headquarters of the village of Bukwo, Uganda, on Sept. 14, 2024. Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty Images
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A man cycles past a house protected against the floods with sand bags in Glucholazy, southern Poland, on Sept. 14, 2024. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images
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Buddhist nuns walk through flood waters by a temple in Taungoo, Burma's Bago region on Sept. 14, 2024. Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images
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Local residents rescue a dog from the rising flood waters in the Romanian village of Slobozia Conachi, on Sept. 14 2024. Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images
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Egyptian Navy ship Abu Simbel 2 carrying aid provide by Egypt for war-torn Sudan, docks at Port Sudan's nothern harbour on Sept. 14, 2024. AFP via Getty Images
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Zulu maidens look on during the annual Umkhosi Womhlanga (reed dance) at the Enyokeni Royal Palace in Nongoma, South Africa, on Sept. 14, 2024. Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty Images
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In this aerial picture traffic and buildings are seen at a roundabout in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 14, 2024. Bay Ismoyo/AFP via Getty Images
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An attendee wears a aht wearing old French Franc bank notes during the annual Braderie de Lille flea market in Lille, northern France, on Sept. 14, 2024. Franck Crusiaux/AFP via Getty Images
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Peru's President, Dina Boluarte, gives state honors to late President Alberto Fujimori and his family at the Palace of Government during the state funeral in Lima, on Sept. 14, 2024. Hugo Curotto/AFP via Getty Images