Australia: Residents Brace for Cyclone Alfred with Sandbag Preparations

Residents on the Sunshine Coast have been preparing for Tropical Cyclone Alfred by placing sandbags at their doors. The category two cyclone is expected to make landfall late Thursday night, March 6, or early Friday morning.

USAID logo

USAID logo

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) logo is in front of sandbags in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

USAID logo

USAID logo

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) logo is in front of the caution tape and sandbags in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

USAID logo

USAID logo

KYIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 6, 2025 - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) logo is between the caution tape and sandbags in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. (Photo by Kirill Chubotin/Ukrinform)

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 19, 2024 - An athlete takes part in the sandbag shoulder competition at the 2024 International Wetland Power Championship in Chongqing, China, Oct 19, 2024.

US: Residents In Florida Panhandle Line Up For Sandbags Ahead Of TS Helene’s Arrival

Residents along the Florida Panhandle lined up at sandbag distribution sites on Tuesday, September 24, in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene. Helene is forecast to become a hurricane by Wednesday and strengthen as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

Poland: Residents Of Wrocław Stack Sandbags To Prepare For Flooding 2

As flooding began to recede elsewhere in Central Europe, swollen rives still threatens southern region of Poland. 7 deaths are reported in Poland as of writing. Residents and volunteers in Wroclaw laid sandbags to protect homes from rising rivers.

Poland: Residents Of Wrocław Form Lines To Build Sandbag Wall

Storm Boris pummeled Central and Eastern Europe, causing massive flooding. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared a state of natural disaster in flooded areas. Tens of thousands of people were called for evacuation in the southwestern region, including Nysa. This video shows residents of Wrocław forming lines to build a sandbag wall.

Wartime Kharkiv

Wartime Kharkiv

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - FEBRUARY 20, 2024 - Sandbags fill a window sealed with a particle board at the Kharkiv Court of Appeal, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

Winter in Kyiv

Winter in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - JANUARY 15, 2024 - Snow covers sandbags protecting the Dante Alighieri monument in Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Novodarivka

Novodarivka

NOVODARIVKA, UKRAINE - JULY 21, 2023 - Sandbags are piled in a building 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.

Chinese Marked International Children's Day

Chinese Marked International Children's Day

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 23, 2023 - Children play sandbag with their parents in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, May 23, 2023. Welcome the upcoming International Children's Day.

Chinese Marked International Children's Day

Chinese Marked International Children's Day

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - MAY 23, 2023 - Children play sandbag with their parents in Lianyungang, East China's Jiangsu province, May 23, 2023. Welcome the upcoming International Children's Day.

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

(230211) -- AUKLAND, Feb. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident carries a sandbag at a temporary storage site of sand in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 11, 2023. New Zealand's largest city Auckland set up temporary storage sites of sand and provided sandbags for residents to get prepared for new severe weather event. The last round of record rainfall has caused massive flooding to houses and properties since Jan. 27. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

(230211) -- AUKLAND, Feb. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Residents fill a sandbag at a temporary storage site of sand in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 11, 2023. New Zealand's largest city Auckland set up temporary storage sites of sand and provided sandbags for residents to get prepared for new severe weather event. The last round of record rainfall has caused massive flooding to houses and properties since Jan. 27. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

(230211) -- AUKLAND, Feb. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident carries a sandbag at a temporary storage site of sand in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 11, 2023. New Zealand's largest city Auckland set up temporary storage sites of sand and provided sandbags for residents to get prepared for new severe weather event. The last round of record rainfall has caused massive flooding to houses and properties since Jan. 27. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

NEW ZEALAND-AUCKLAND-SEVERE WEATHER

(230211) -- AUKLAND, Feb. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A resident fills a sandbag at a temporary storage site of sand in Auckland, New Zealand, Feb. 11, 2023. New Zealand's largest city Auckland set up temporary storage sites of sand and provided sandbags for residents to get prepared for new severe weather event. The last round of record rainfall has caused massive flooding to houses and properties since Jan. 27. (Photo by Zhao Gang/Xinhua)

Support center for disaster orphans completed

Support center for disaster orphans completed

MORIOKA, Japan - A sandbag is hung from the ceiling of Kazan-no-heya, meaning "volcano room," installed for stress-releasing purposes, in Rikuzentakata Rainbow House in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2014. The facility is run by Ashinaga, an organization that provides educational and emotional support for orphans worldwide, to support orphans from 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan.

Kan at disaster drill

Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) fills a flood prevention sandbag with a high school student in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-DANCER-TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-URUMQI-DANCER-TRADITIONAL CHINESE CULTURE (CN)

(220428) -- URUMQI, April 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Mayla Amatjan puts a sandbag on her foot during training in Xinjiang Art Theater in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 22, 2022. Recently, a dance drama based on the story of Zhang Qian, a royal envoy of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD) who traveled to the Western regions over 2,000 years ago and eventually led to the opening of the Silk Road, was put on stage in Urumqi. "As a dancer of the Uygur ethnic group, participating in such a historical dance drama means a lot to me to tell Chinese stories and promote traditional Chinese culture," said actress Mayla Amatjan, one of the stars of the dance drama. Mayla Amatjan, 35, showed her talent for dance when she was only 4 years old and moved to Beijing to study with professional dance teachers at the age of 11. After finishing the study and an internship for a short period in Beijing, she returned to her hometown Urumqi and joined in Xinjiang Art Theater as a danc

Yukon Flooding - Canada

Yukon Flooding - Canada

Justin Lemphers stands on a sandbag wall in his parentâ¤â¢s backyard at Shallow Bay on Lake Laberge near Whitehorse, Yukon on Monday July 12, 2021. The bay, which is behind the house, usually has a water line that is approximately 100 meters away from the back deck. Photo by Crystal Schick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Yukon Flooding - Canada

Yukon Flooding - Canada

Justin Lemphers sits on a sandbag wall in his parentâÂÂs backyard at Shallow Bay on Lake Laberge near Whitehorse, Yukon on Monday July 12, 2021. Photo by Crystal Schick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Funeral Of Late Chad President Deby - N'Djamena

Funeral Of Late Chad President Deby - N'Djamena

Two passengers on a motorbike drive on a road along a sandbag wall and razor wire in NâDjamena, ahead of the state funeral for the late Chadian president Idriss Deby in N'Djamena, Chad, 23 April 2021. Chad's President Idriss Deby died of injuries suffered in clashes with rebels in the country's north, an army spokesperson announced on state television on 20 April 2021. Deby had been in power since 1990 and was re-elected for a sixth term in the 11 April 2021 elections. The state funeral will take place on the morning of 23 April 2021, attended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Pacific (2010)

The Pacific (2010)

Jon Seda Television: The Pacific (2010) 14 March 2010 Date: 14 March 2010

Taps (1981)

Taps (1981)

Children As Soldiers Scene Film: Taps (1981) Director: Harold Becker 09 December 1981 Date: 09 December 1981

55 Days At Peking - film (1963)

55 Days At Peking - film (1963)

David Niven Characters: SIR ARTHUR ROBERTSON Film: 55 Days At Peking (USA 1963) Director: Nicholas Ray 06 May 1963 Date: 06-May-63

Kan at disaster drill

Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) fills a flood prevention sandbag with a high school student in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. (Kyodo)

Aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis

Aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel fill a sandbag in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2019, after a nearby river overflowed during Typhoon Hagibis on Oct. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis

Aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel fill a sandbag in Marumori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 28, 2019, after a nearby river overflowed during Typhoon Hagibis on Oct. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo