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Road maintenance

Road maintenance

10.12.2025, Tartu. Eesti. Dirt road in extremely bad condition. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Road maintenance

Road maintenance

10.12.2025, Tartu. Eesti. Dirt road in extremely bad condition. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Road maintenance

Road maintenance

10.12.2025, Tartu. Eesti. Dirt road in extremely bad condition. Photo: Kristjan Teedema/Tartu Postimees

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Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

The 80th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia was not a celebration, but a bitter reflection. These photos capture a reality far from the glitter of national celebrations at the USU Residence III, Patumbak Satu, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, the celebration. Amid muddy dirt roads and piles of garbage, only a single Indonesian flag flutters, as if the sole silent witness to the desolate national spirit. This settlement has been inhabited for two years, but the promised basic infrastructure has yet to materialise. The absence of public facilities such as parks and places of worship is not simply negligence; it is a reflection of the injustice felt by its residents. Every puddle and unpaved road is a daily reminder of the vast gap between spoken promises and the reality faced. This situation has become a national spotlight. This issue is not merely a development issue, but a strong indication of alleged corruption and money laundering practices that tarnish the public housing program. In respo

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Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

The 80th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia was not a celebration, but a bitter reflection. These photos capture a reality far from the glitter of national celebrations at the USU Residence III, Patumbak Satu, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, the celebration. Amid muddy dirt roads and piles of garbage, only a single Indonesian flag flutters, as if the sole silent witness to the desolate national spirit. This settlement has been inhabited for two years, but the promised basic infrastructure has yet to materialise. The absence of public facilities such as parks and places of worship is not simply negligence; it is a reflection of the injustice felt by its residents. Every puddle and unpaved road is a daily reminder of the vast gap between spoken promises and the reality faced. This situation has become a national spotlight. This issue is not merely a development issue, but a strong indication of alleged corruption and money laundering practices that tarnish the public housing program. In respo

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Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

The 80th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia was not a celebration, but a bitter reflection. These photos capture a reality far from the glitter of national celebrations at the USU Residence III, Patumbak Satu, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, the celebration. Amid muddy dirt roads and piles of garbage, only a single Indonesian flag flutters, as if the sole silent witness to the desolate national spirit. This settlement has been inhabited for two years, but the promised basic infrastructure has yet to materialise. The absence of public facilities such as parks and places of worship is not simply negligence; it is a reflection of the injustice felt by its residents. Every puddle and unpaved road is a daily reminder of the vast gap between spoken promises and the reality faced. This situation has become a national spotlight. This issue is not merely a development issue, but a strong indication of alleged corruption and money laundering practices that tarnish the public housing program. In respo

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Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

Independence and Housing 80 Years of Promises - Indonesia

The 80th Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia was not a celebration, but a bitter reflection. These photos capture a reality far from the glitter of national celebrations at the USU Residence III, Patumbak Satu, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, the celebration. Amid muddy dirt roads and piles of garbage, only a single Indonesian flag flutters, as if the sole silent witness to the desolate national spirit. This settlement has been inhabited for two years, but the promised basic infrastructure has yet to materialise. The absence of public facilities such as parks and places of worship is not simply negligence; it is a reflection of the injustice felt by its residents. Every puddle and unpaved road is a daily reminder of the vast gap between spoken promises and the reality faced. This situation has become a national spotlight. This issue is not merely a development issue, but a strong indication of alleged corruption and money laundering practices that tarnish the public housing program. In respo

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Combat coordination drills of Ukraines 141st Brigade

Combat coordination drills of Ukraines 141st Brigade

An armed soldier of the 141st Separate Mechanised Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces walks a dirt road as he participates in a combat coordination exercise as part of a unit, Ukraine, on May 14, 2025. (Photo by Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Tensions Rise In Gaza

Tensions Rise In Gaza

A motorcycle cart carries people and belongings along a dirt road in central Gaza on May 17, 2025. In anticipation of a wide-scale ground offensive, several Palestinian families were seen relocating to the southern Gaza Strip using carts along the coastal Al-Rasheed Street, making their way toward southern areas of the city. The movement follows evacuation orders issued by the Israeli occupation forces, urging residents in northern Gaza to flee to areas south of Wadi Gaza. Photo by Saeed Jaras/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tactical drills of Khartiia Brigade in Kharkiv region

Tactical drills of Khartiia Brigade in Kharkiv region

An armoured vehicle moves along a dirt road in the forest as soldiers of separate infantry units of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of Ukraines National Guard go through tactical exercises, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Tactical drills of Khartiia Brigade in Kharkiv region

Tactical drills of Khartiia Brigade in Kharkiv region

An armoured vehicle moves along a dirt road in the forest as soldiers of separate infantry units of the 13th Khartiia Brigade of Ukraines National Guard go through tactical exercises, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Training of operators of ground robotic systems

Training of operators of ground robotic systems

A man is behind ground robots on the dirt road during the training of operators of ground robotic systems and other specialists for the Ukrainian Ground Forces, April 16, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

A group of civilians walks down a dirt road filled with puddles in Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk along a dirt road through Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk along a dirt road through Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk along a dirt road through Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk along a dirt road through Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Israeli soldiers walk along a dirt road through Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Women and children walk down a dirt road surrounded by rubble, with Israeli soldiers visible in the background, in Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Heavy Rains Have Worsened Conditions in The Camp - Gaza

Women and children walk down a dirt road surrounded by rubble, with Israeli soldiers visible in the background, in Nur Shams refugee camp on February 10, 2025. The soldiers remain stationed despite an announced ceasefire. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Artillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial Defence Brigade in Zaporizhzhia regionArtillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial

Artillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial Defence Brigade in Zaporizhzhia regionArtillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 4, 2024 - An armed serviceman of a howitzer crew of the 110th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces walks along a dirt road in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Artillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial Defence Brigade in Zaporizhzhia regionArtillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial

Artillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial Defence Brigade in Zaporizhzhia regionArtillery unit of Ukraines 110th Territorial

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 4, 2024 - An armed serviceman of a howitzer crew of the 110th Separate Brigade of the Ukrainian Territorial Defence Forces walks along a dirt road in the Zaporizhzhia direction, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Raging Wildfire Prompts Evacuations - İzmir

Raging Wildfire Prompts Evacuations - İzmir

Residents ride motorcycles on a dirt road as smoke from a forest fire rises in the background in Izmir, Turkey, on Friday, August 16, 2024. The forest fire, which erupted in the Yamanlar neighborhood of Izmir, one of Turkey's largest provinces, quickly spread due to dry conditions and strong winds. Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire threatened homes and livelihoods. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

Joint drill of Ukraines National Guard and EUROGENDFOR in Kyiv region

KYIV REGION, UKRAINE - JULY 5, 2024 - Two police cars are on the dirt road in the forest during the joint exercise of Ukraines National Guard and the European Gendarmerie Force (EUROGENDFOR), Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Kupala Night celebration in Pyrohiv Museum in Kyiv

Kupala Night celebration in Pyrohiv Museum in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JUNE 23, 2024 - Women in folk costumes walk along a dirt road past a windmill during the Kupala Night celebration at the National Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Ukraine in Pyrohiv, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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US: Double Dust Devil Spotted In Western Iowa

Two dust devils roll down near a road between Sac City and Lytton in Iowa on Wednesday, May 29, whipping up dirt.

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Preparation for sowing campaign in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Preparation for sowing campaign in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 12, 2024 - A tractor moves along a dirt road in preparation for the sowing campaign at the farm situated 10km away from the front line, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Preparation for sowing campaign in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

Preparation for sowing campaign in frontline areas of Zaporizhzhia region

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - APRIL 12, 2024 - A tractor moves along a dirt road in preparation for the sowing campaign at the farm situated 10km away from the front line, Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Disappearance Of Little Emile - Remains Found - Le Vernet

Disappearance Of Little Emile - Remains Found - Le Vernet

A police checkpoint is blocking the dirt road leading up to the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, France, Vernet, on april 01, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Disappearance Of Little Emile - Remains Found - Le Vernet

Disappearance Of Little Emile - Remains Found - Le Vernet

A police checkpoint is blocking the dirt road leading up to the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, France, Vernet, on april 01, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Le Vernet

Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Le Vernet

A police checkpoint is blocking the dirt road leading up to the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, France, Vernet, on april 01, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

A police checkpoint is blocking the dirt road leading up to the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, France, on March 31, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

A police checkpoint is blocking the dirt road leading up to the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, France, on March 31, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

Little Emile Case - Remains founded - Vernet

A police checkpoint is blocking the dirt road leading up to the hamlet of Haut-Vernet, France, on March 31, 2024. The remains of Emile, who disappeared since July 8th last year in Le Vernet, were discovered this Saturday a few kilometers from the hamlet. Photo by Thibaut Durand/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FPV drone pilots on Orikhiv axis

FPV drone pilots on Orikhiv axis

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 27, 2024 - Armed members of a police unit of FPV pilots walk along a dirt road in Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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FPV drone pilots on Orikhiv axis

FPV drone pilots on Orikhiv axis

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - JANUARY 27, 2024 - Armed members of a police unit of FPV pilots walk along a dirt road in Zaporizhzhia region, southeastern Ukraine.

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Half-destroyed frontline city of Orikhiv

Half-destroyed frontline city of Orikhiv

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - A convoy of volunteer vehicles drives along a washed-out dirt road in the frontline Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Region, south-eastern Ukraine.

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Half-destroyed frontline city of Orikhiv

Half-destroyed frontline city of Orikhiv

ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE - DECEMBER 13, 2023 - A man rides a bicycle on a washed-out dirt road in the frontline Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia Region, south-eastern Ukraine

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Reconnaissance platoon of 3rd Assault Brigade

Reconnaissance platoon of 3rd Assault Brigade

UKRAINE - SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 - A serviceman of a reconnaissance platoon of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade walks a dirt road.

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Blahodatne and Partyzanske villages in Mykolaiv Region

Blahodatne and Partyzanske villages in Mykolaiv Region

BLAHODATNE, UKRAINE - JULY 19, 2023 - The fragments of a shell are seen in the middle of a dirt road in Blahodatne village which was destroyed by Russian occupiers, Mykolaiv Region, southern Ukraine.

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Novodarivka

Novodarivka

NOVODARIVKA, UKRAINE - JULY 21, 2023 - A Ukrainian serviceman walks along the dirt road as a destroyed Russian military vehicle is seen in the distance in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Situated on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions, the settlement that had been occupied since March 2022 was liberated by the Ukrainian military on June 4, 2023.

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Novodarivka

Novodarivka

NOVODARIVKA, UKRAINE - JULY 21, 2023 - A destroyed Russian military vehicle is left in the middle of the dirt road in Novodarivka village, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. Situated on the border between Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk Regions, the settlement that had been occupied since March 2022 was liberated by the Ukrainian military on June 4, 2023.

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Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism

STORY: Picturesque highway in China's Xinjiang boosts local tourism DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of the villagevarious of the roadSOUNDBITE (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng VillageSOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MA WEIJUN, Homestay owner in Hongkeng Village STORYLINE: A scenic highway built across Hongkeng Village in northwest China's Xinjiang has boosted local tourism industry and improved people's wellbeing. The 301.6-km S101 highway links provincial capital Urumqi with Bayin'gou pasture in Wusu City. Along the road, travelers can enjoy views of Yardang, Danxia, the Gobi desert, river valleys, canyons, alpine meadows and forests which are called the "geographic gallery on the Tianshan Mountain." SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG DUOXIN, Party chief of Hongkeng Village "The S101 highway was once a dirt road. Since it was paved with asphalt last year, the highway has been attracting more tourists. The number of restaurants in our vil

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Minibus crash kills 4, injures 25 in eastern Turkey

STORY: Minibus crash kills 4, injures 25 in eastern Turkey DATELINE: April 12, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash site 2. various of the injured in a hospital STORYLINE: At least four were killed, and 25 others injured on Monday after a minibus crashed in eastern Turkey, semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. The incident took place in the town of Adilcevaz in the eastern Bitlis Province. The minibus overturned after crashing into a mound of dirt on the side of the road, the agency reported. Four irregular migrants, who entered Turkey illegally, were killed and 25 people, including the driver, were injured in the accident. The injured were taken to hospitals. Turkey has been a transit point for migrants mostly from Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan who aim to cross into Europe fleeing war and extreme poverty. The country hosts more than 4 million refugees, 3.7 million of whom are Syrians, according to official statistics. Xinhua News

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White Rock Lake Wildfire Expected To Grow - Canada

White Rock Lake Wildfire Expected To Grow - Canada

A vehicle travels on a dirt road as the B.C. Wildfire Service conducts a prescribed burn in Monte Lake in an attempt to contain the White Rock Lake wildfire southeast of Kamloops, BC, Canada on Thursday, August 12, 2021. The White Rock Lake wildfire thats burning perilously close to Okanagan Lake is expected to grow in the coming days. Thats according to a BC Wildfire spokesperson, who says current weather patterns arent favourable to firefighting, with temperatures expected in the mid-30s, high winds and no precipitation. Photo by Darryl Dyck/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statue of Kitaro, a boy "yokai" monster character, and Medama-oyaji, an eye-ball man who is Kitaro's father, on his palm, alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist Mizuki's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. The cartoonist, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Statues of "yokai" monsters cleaned ahead of New Year

Local people wipe the dirt off the statues of Shigeru Mizuki (C) drawing cartoons at his desk, being watched by Kitaro (R), a boy "yokai" monster character, and a rat man named Nezumi Otoko (L), alongside the "Mizuki Shigeru Road" shopping street in Sakaiminato, western Japan, on Dec. 29, 2015. Local people annually wipe the dirt off more than 150 bronze statues of characters from the late cartoonist's horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" at the yearend to express their gratitude for the statues that draw an annual 2 million tourists to the town. Mizuki, who hailed from Sakaiminato, died in November. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Torrential rain in central Japan

Work to remove dirt is under way on a road in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 9, 2020, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Torrential rain in central Japan

Work to remove dirt is under way on a road in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 9, 2020, following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Torrential rain in central Japan

Work to remove dirt is under way on a road in Gero, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on July 9, 2020, following torrential rain.

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