Carnival in Mexico and a sinkhole in Seoul: photos of the day – Tuesday

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  • Uiseong, South Korea

    Houses burn in a village in North Gyeongsang province after being engulfed by a wildfire fuelled by strong winds that hit the region for the third consecutive day

    Flames on land surrounding properties
  • Seoul, South Korea

    One person has been killed after a massive sinkhole opened up in Seoul, the fire department said, with harrowing video footage showing the moment his vehicle was swallowed by the hole at an intersection in the south-east of the South Korean capital during the evening rush hour

    A sinkhole on a road
  • Gaza Strip

    A young girl mourns for her siblings and other members from the Abu al-Rous family who were killed when their house was hit by Israeli bombardment during a funeral at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip

    A girl cries as she is hugged by a woman
  • Muttenz, Switzerland

    Former Uefa president Michel Platini speaks to journalists after the verdict at the special appeals court at which he and Sepp Blatter were cleared of corruption charges

    Platini shrugs, as journalists hold microphones
  • Alkmaar, the Netherlands

    Employees of Northwest hospital group in Alkmaar take industrial action ahead of a national strike day in April

    People in white uniforms hold banners
  • Taipei, Taiwan

    Chinese national and social media influencer Liu Zhenya (centre), known as ‘Yaya in Taiwan’, is escorted by Taiwanese police officers after her press conference in Taipei. Liu received a deportation notice for allegedly making several social media posts advocating cross-strait unification by force, violating regulations for Chinese residents in Taiwan, according to the National Immigration Agency

    Liu, wearing a cap and face mask, is escorted by police officers
  • Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia

    Balinese Hindus carry sacred objects during a cleansing ceremony called Melasti. It typically precedes Nyepi, the day of silence, marking the Balinese new year

    People on a beach carrying decorated boxes on their heads
  • Puebla, Mexico

    A group of young people covered in body paint take part in the San Nicolás de los Ranchos carnival

    People covered in body paint
  • London, England

    Sir Grayson Perry poses in front of one of his artworks at his exhibition, called Grayson Perry: Delusions of Grandeur, which includes ceramics, tapestries, furniture and collage at the Wallace Collection

    Perry poses in front of an artwork
  • Taunus, Germany

    Deer come out of a birch grove in a forest

    A herd of deer
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