Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

US: Massive Warehouse Fire Destroys Medline Distribution Center in Northern California

A massive fire broke out at a Medline distribution warehouse in Tracy, Northern California, on Thursday, June 11, destroying the one-million-square-foot facility and sending a large column of black smoke into the sky. The blaze started around 1 p.m. and prompted evacuations in the surrounding area.

E

China: Wedding Feast Carries On as Heavy Rain Floods Venue in Shaanxi

This unforgettable scene was captured in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, on May 18, 2026. It looks like a party on a river, but it’s actually an outdoor wedding feast. A sudden heavy downpour flooded the square with dozens of centimeters of water. Relatives and friends sit around dozens of round tables, watching the ceremony and waiting for the meal. Thankfully, the organizers set up cozy canopies and fences, keeping guests dry. Rain can’t stop love and blessings—everyone shows up in the storm to celebrate the newlyweds.

E

New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

E

Philippines: Typhoon Kalmaegi Triggers Severe Flooding, Displacing Thousands 2

Severe flooding has submerged towns and displaced hundreds of thousands as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered the central Philippines. Rivers overflowed in Cebu and nearby islands, forcing residents onto rooftops while cars and containers were swept through the streets. Local officials said some evacuation centers were inundated, and many survivors of a recent earthquake had to be evacuated again. More than 380,000 people fled their homes across the Visayas, southern Luzon, and northern Mindanao. Kalmaegi, locally named Tino, made landfall late Monday, November 3 with winds of up to 130 kph before moving toward the South China Sea on Tuesday, November 4.

E

China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

E

US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

E

China: Typhoon Wutip Darkens Hainan Skies Ahead of Landfall in Hainan

This is the terrifying moment a massive wall of dark clouds engulfed the skies over Hainan as Typhoon Wutip approached southern China. On June 11, 2025, in Hainan, China, video captured thick, menacing clouds rolling in ahead of Typhoon Wutip's landfall. The sky turned eerily dark as the season’s first typhoon neared, creating a heavy, ominous atmosphere. The storm made landfall around 11 p.m. on June 13 along the coast of Dongfang, a city in Hainan, with winds reaching up to 30 meters per second and a central pressure of 980 hPa. Heavy rain swept through southern parts of the island, with some areas experiencing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. According to China National Radio, by June 15, Typhoon Wutip had weakened into a tropical depression after moving inland into Jiangxi Province, and continued to lose strength. The video ends with the storm clouds blanketing the landscape as residents brace for the typhoon’s impact.

E

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) DOMAINE DE VIZILLE. CHATEAU LESDIGUIERES (MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION) REMARKABLE GARDEN OF FRANCE Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) DOMAINE DE VIZILLE. CHATEAU LESDIGUIERES (MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION) REMARKABLE GARDEN OF FRANCE Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) DOMAINE DE VIZILLE. CHATEAU LESDIGUIERES (MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION). Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) DOMAINE DE VIZILLE. CHATEAU LESDIGUIERES (MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION). BUST OF DANTON Photo by Bertrand Bodin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE. ISERE (38) ROUTE NAPOLEON. PARK AND CASTLE OF VIZILLE, CRADLE OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION SINCE THE ASSEMBLY OF THE THREE ORDERS OF THE DAUPHINE MET IN THE JEU DE PAUME ROOM ON JULY 21, 1788 TO CALL FOR THE CONVOCATION OF THE ESTATES GENERAL. HISTORIC MONUMENT, FORMER RESIDENCE OF THE DUKE OF LESDIGUIERES (17TH CENTURY) AND OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE REPUBLIC (1925-1960), THE CASTLE FROM 1983 IS THE MUSEUM OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION Photo by Jean-Pierre Dorsain/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Iran's Museum of Holy Defense - Tehran

Entrance of the National Museum of the Islamic Revolution & Holy Defense in Tehran, Iran on April 17, 2025. The term "Holy Defense" is used to refer to Iran-Iraq war that took 8 years. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

E

Exhibition on Ukraines path to EU in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Director General of the National Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes - the Museum of the Revolution of Dignity Ihor Poshyvailo visits the opening of the Ukraine's Path to the EU in Illustrations, Posters, and Artworks exhibition at the Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

E

Exhibition on Ukraines path to EU in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Director General of the National Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes - the Museum of the Revolution of Dignity Ihor Poshyvailo delivers a speech during the opening of the Ukraine's Path to the EU in Illustrations, Posters, and Artworks exhibition at the Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

E

Exhibition on Ukraines path to EU in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Director General of the National Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes - the Museum of the Revolution of Dignity Ihor Poshyvailo takes a picture during the opening of the Ukraine's Path to the EU in Illustrations, Posters, and Artworks exhibition at the Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

E

Exhibition on Ukraines path to EU in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - Director General of the National Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes - the Museum of the Revolution of Dignity Ihor Poshyvailo delivers a speech during the opening of the Ukraine's Path to the EU in Illustrations, Posters, and Artworks exhibition at the Museum of the History of Kyiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Volodymyr Tarasov/Ukrinform)

E

Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A hard helmet with a drawing of Ukrainian painter and Poet Taras Shevchenko and a scarf with Ukraines coat of arms that belonged to a Revolution of Dignity participant are displayed at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

E

Exhibition at Kyiv War Museum celebrates Ukraines coat of arms

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 19, 2025 - A shield of a Revolution of Dignity participant features the Trident, which is the main element of the Great State Coat of Arms of Ukraine, during the Sign on the Shield exhibition at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War on the Day of the National Emblem of Ukraine, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Hennadii Minchenko/Ukrinform)

E