Life in Tents After Demolition - Palestine

Life in Tents After Demolition - Palestine

Children of the Harb family stand on muddy ground in the village of Khallat al-Farra near Yatta, in the occupied West Bank, on December 29, 2025. Harb brothers and their families have been living in makeshift tents since their homes were demolished by Israeli forces on December 9, 2025, for allegedly being built without permits. Photo by Mosab Shawer/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Spectators watch as a modified vehicle maneuvers through mud on a track during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck climbs over a concrete barrier during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck maneuvers through mud near a concrete block on a track during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck carrying a Kurdistan flag climbs a hill during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck climbs over a concrete barrier during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck drives through a mud pit during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Spectators watch as a modified vehicle maneuvers through mud on a track during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck climbs over a concrete barrier during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Offroad Racing - Iraq

Offroad Racing - Iraq

A modified truck tips onto its rear wheels during the Off-Road Championship in Erbil, Iraq's Kurdistan region, on December 26, 2025. The Erbil Off-Road Championship, organized by the Erbil Automobile and Motorcycle Federation, featured 45 modified vehicles from across the Kurdistan Region competing on a muddy track. Photo by Sabur Rashid/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

RECAP: Northern California Flooding Kills One, Triggers Rescues and Evacuations

Heavy rain and repeated atmospheric rivers triggered widespread flooding across Northern California over the weekend, killing one person in Redding and prompting rescues and evacuations across the region. Rising rivers and overflowing creeks inundated communities, stranding vehicles and forcing swift-water rescues. In Placer County, emergency crews rescued a baby in a carrier and nine people after the South Yuba River overtook a home. Flooding also impacted Mendocino and Humboldt counties, where roads turned into rivers of muddy water and animals were left stranded. Authorities urged residents to avoid travel and warned motorists not to cross flooded roadways.

US: Heavy Rain from Winter Storm Triggers Flooding in Willits, California

The National Weather Service issued a flood warning for Willits on Sunday morning, December 21, amid rising water levels. The area is forecast to receive between 1 and 3 inches of rain through Monday, December 22, with higher totals possible at higher elevations. The National Weather Service warns motorists never to attempt to cross flooded roadways. From Arcata to Shelter Cove, heavy rain inundated valleys and caused creeks to overflow their banks, and turned roads into rivers of fast-moving muddy water.

China: Man Jumps Into Muddy Pit to Rescue Trapped Bird

A man in Guangdong, China, rushed to the aid of a small bird that had fallen into a deep, muddy water pit on December 1, 2025. The footage shows the man jumping into the pit and using both hands to safely lift the bird and bring it back onto ground.

Heavy Rain Hits Gaza Camps - Palestine

Heavy Rain Hits Gaza Camps - Palestine

Palestinians walk between tents on muddy ground during a rainy day at a displacement camp at Gaza port, west of Gaza City on December 12, 2025. Families sheltering in temporary tents face deteriorating living conditions as winter weather compounds shortages of shelter, sanitation and basic services. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Heavy Rain Hits Gaza Camps - Palestine

Heavy Rain Hits Gaza Camps - Palestine

A displaced Palestinian child stands on muddy ground between tent shelters during a rainy day at Gaza port, west of Gaza City on December 12, 2025. Families sheltering in temporary tents face deteriorating living conditions as winter weather compounds shortages of shelter, sanitation and basic services. Photo by Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

People stare at a muddy stream covering what used to be a residential area in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 3, 2025, following deadly flash floods a week earlier caused by heavy rains in the region. About 20 houses were swept away in the area ahead of planned revetment work.

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

People stare at a muddy stream covering what used to be a residential area in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 3, 2025, following deadly flash floods a week earlier caused by heavy rains in the region. About 20 houses were swept away in the area ahead of planned revetment work.

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

A woman looks on in front of a muddy stream where her house once stood in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 3, 2025, following deadly flash floods a week earlier caused by heavy rains in the region.

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

A woman looks on in front of a muddy stream where her house once stood in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 3, 2025, following deadly flash floods a week earlier caused by heavy rains in the region.

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

A woman is pictured in front of a muddy stream where her house once stood in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 3, 2025, following deadly flash floods a week earlier caused by heavy rains in the region.

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

Sisters stand in front of a muddy stream where their house once stood in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 3, 2025, following deadly flash floods a week earlier caused by heavy rains in the region.

Flash floods in Indonesia

Flash floods in Indonesia

A man and his wife look at a muddy stream where their house once stood in Padang in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, on Dec. 2, 2025, following deadly flash floods caused by heavy rains in the region.

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

A man walks his bicycle through muddy floodwater near tents in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Al Mawasi Storm Destroys Displaced Tents - Gaza

Dozens of makeshift tents stretch across a flooded and muddy landscape in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on November 25, 2025. Heavy rainfall and a strong weather front caused severe flooding across the area submerging roads, damaging tents, and disrupting movement for displaced families. Photo by Doaa Albaz/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Volunteers clear debris from a muddy pathway in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Volunteers clear debris from a muddy pathway in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

Weather Conditions Exacerbate Difficulties in Camps - Khan Yunis

People walk along a muddy pathway lined with tents in Al-Mawasi, Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, on November 16, 2025. Weather conditions have intensified the hardships in the overcrowded camp, where residents rely on improvised structures for survival. Photo by Abdolrahman Rashad/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field - Kebonagung

Farmers in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field - Kebonagung

Farmers participate in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field in Kebonagung village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 16, 2025. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field - Kebonagung

Farmers in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field - Kebonagung

Farmers participate in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field in Kebonagung village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 16, 2025. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Farmers in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field - Kebonagung

Farmers in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field - Kebonagung

Farmers participate in a rice field tractors racing on a muddy rice field in Kebonagung village, Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on November 16, 2025. Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Hindu devotees make their way across muddy ground at the Sangam area in Prayagraj, India, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Hindu devotees make their way across muddy ground at the Sangam area in Prayagraj, India, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Hindu devotees make their way across muddy ground at the Sangam area in Prayagraj, India, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Hindu devotees make their way across muddy ground at the Sangam area in Prayagraj, India, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Hindu devotees make their way across muddy ground at the Sangam area in Prayagraj, India, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

Floodwaters in Prayagraj - India

A Sadhu walks across muddy ground after floodwaters receded at the Sangam area in Prayagraj, India, on October 7, 2025. Photo by Sanjay Kanojia/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

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

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

Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.

Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Aftermath of torrential rain in Kumamoto Pref.

Photo taken on Aug. 12, 2025, shows muddy cauliflower seedlings in Yatsushiro in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, following days of torrential rain.