BEIJING, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Photo taken with slow shutter speed shows the flooded riverway at Wangfen Village of Wangfen Township in Qingzhou, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 11, 2019. The super typhoon Lekima is expected to make a second landing along the coastline in Shandong late Sunday, packing strong winds and heavy downpours, the National Meteorological Center warned. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)
Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2019 shows the site of the landslide in Shanzao Village of Yantan Township in Yongjia, east China's Zhejiang Province. A total of 32 people died and 16 remain missing after Lekima, the ninth and strongest typhoon of the year, landed around 1:45 a.m. Saturday in the city of Wenling in eastern China's Zhejiang Province, the provincial flood control headquarters said.
Most of the deaths occurred in Yongjia County, administered by Wenzhou City, where torrential downpours caused a landslide that blocked a river. The barrier lake burst and flooded waters swept people away. (Xinhua/Han Chuanhao)
Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) shows the test-fire of another new weapon of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Aug. 10, 2019. Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has guided the test-fire of another new weapon, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Sunday. (KCNA/Handout via Xinhua)
The United Nations Security Council observes a minute of silence to the three UN staff members killed in the Benghazi car bomb attack at the UN headquarters in New York, Aug. 10, 2019. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday condemned the car bomb attack in Benghazi, Libya, in which three UN staff members were killed. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (1st R) meets with Yemen's President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi (2nd R) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 11, 2019. Yemen's President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday held a meeting with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, one day after forces of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) seized the port city of Aden. (Str/Xinhua)
Sri Lanka's opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) hugs his brother, former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at a Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party conference held in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka, Aug. 11, 2019. Sri Lanka's opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa on Sunday named his brother and former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the opposition's presidential candidate in a presidential race which will be held later this year.
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said recently that the Presidential Elections is likely to be held in November or December. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)
Robots compete during the final of the RoboMaster 2019 Robotics Competition in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 11, 2019. The final tournament of the 18th RoboMaster Robotics Competition concluded in Shenzhen on Sunday. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
Chen Zejia of Zhejiang Province Delegation falls down during the cycling track men's keirin at the 2nd Youth Games of the People's Republic of China in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
Li Mingzhu of Chongqing Delegation serves during the women's team qualification against Cao Yumeng of Henan Province Delegation of table tennis event at the 2nd Youth Games of the People's Republic of China in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi Province, Aug. 10, 2019. (Xinhua/Ding Ting)
A pedicab driver is seen at Times Square of New York, the United States, Aug. 9, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)
A woman attends the BeautyConLA in Los Angeles, the United States, Aug. 10, 2019. BeautyConLA is a two-day event featuring beauty brands, talent and influencers. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/Xinhua)
A cleaner works high above the ground at the Chongqing International Expo Center in Chongqing, southwest China, Aug. 11, 2019. Chongqing Meteorological Bureau issued an orange alert for high temperatures on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha prayers in Amman, Jordan, Aug. 11, 2019. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua)
