A regional train approaches passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
A regional train approaches passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
A wrecked car at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Firefighters found a dead man in the vehicle, police said. AP
A wrecked car at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Firefighters found a dead man in the vehicle, police said. AP
Fans walk through a water mist system at Melbourne Park to cool down during the Australian Open. Reuters
Fans walk through a water mist system at Melbourne Park to cool down during the Australian Open. Reuters
The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
Women during the display of a holy relic at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. The event was part of prayers to mark 1,389 years since the death of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. EPA
Women during the display of a holy relic at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. The event was part of prayers to mark 1,389 years since the death of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. EPA
A frozen waterfall in the Drang area of Tangmarg, north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
A frozen waterfall in the Drang area of Tangmarg, north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
Barcelona's Sergio Busquets lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. Reuters
Barcelona's Sergio Busquets lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. Reuters
'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
Jack Draper in action against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. AP
Jack Draper in action against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. AP
Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters
Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from a train on a German floodplain to a cargo ship in the Bosphorus

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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January 16, 2023

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Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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