The Week in Pictures: April 11, 2015
From the Great Lakes ice crisis and steamy Pakistan to California’s drought emergency, a look at the most compelling images of our watery world in the past seven days.
Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
Kingston, Jamaica
April 9, 2015
President Barack Obama makes his way to board Air Force One under a rainbow upon departure from Kingston, Jamaica on April 9, 2015. Obama is heading to Panama to attend the Summit of the Americas.
White House/Instagram
Firebaugh, California
April 6, 2015
Workers pick asparagus at Del Bosque Farms. California lawmakers approved legislation sought by Gov. Jerry Brown that authorizes spending $1 billion to manage the drought gripping the Golden State for a fourth year.
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ayutthaya, Thailand
April 10, 2015
Elephants spray villagers with water in celebration of the Songkran water festival north of Bangkok. Songkran, the most celebrated festival of the year, marks the start of Thailand's traditional new year.
Chaiwat Subprasom / Reuters
Chanaral, Chile
April 8, 2015
A vehicle partially submerged in dry mud is pictured in an area that was hit by heavy rains and floods at the end of March.
Ivan Alvarado / Reuters
Zhangzhou, China
April 7, 2015
Firefighters look on as they try to extinguish a fire at a petrochemical plant in Fujian province. At least six people were injured after an explosion hit part of an oil storage facility at Dragon Aromatics, Xinhua reported. The blast happened at a pumping station for a condensate that produces paraxylene, or PX, a chemical used in making polyester fibers and plastics, state media said.
China Stringer Network / Reuters
Jericho, West Bank
April 9, 2015
A Christian pilgrim takes a dip in the water during her visit to the baptismal site known as Qasr el-Yahud on the banks of the Jordan River. A day ahead of Orthodox Good Friday, the Easter period draws many Christian tourists to visit well-known religious sites, including Qasr el-Yahud, where it is believed John the Baptist baptised Jesus.
Amir Cohen / Reuters
Krasnoyarsk, Russia
April 6, 2015
A woman enjoys the sun on the bank of the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about 13 Celsius (55.4 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Siberian city.
Ilya Naymushin / Reuters
Tokyo
April 8, 2015
Japan's Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (front L) get out of their car, as they board a special flight for a visit to Palau, at Haneda international airport. The couple was traveling to the island nation of Palau, where he will visit a World War 2 battlefield, the latest journey in his efforts to soothe the wounds of a conflict that haunts Asia 70 years after its end.
Issei Kato / Reuters
Islamabad
April 8, 2015
Pakistani men bathe in a stream to beat the heat.
B.K. Bangash/AP
Near Whitefish Bay, Ontario
April 7, 2015
The James R. Barker lake freighter is shown trapped in ice in this aerial photo on Lake Superior, northwest of Sault Ste. Marie. The biggest ice cover on the Great Lakes in decades is backing up shipments of everything from Canadian grain to U.S. iron and steel in one of North America's most important economic regions.
Kenneth Armstrong / Reuters
Singapore
April 8, 2015
Cleaners rope down as they wash the facade of the ArtScience Museum.
Edgar Su / Reuters
Hokota, Japan
April 10, 2015
Local residents try to save melon-headed dolphins stranded on a beach, northeast of Tokyo. Local residents were scrambling to rescue more than a hundred dolphins along the coast, local media reported.
KYODO Kyodo / Reuters
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