Day in Photos: Swine Fever in Spain, Olympic Flame Handover, and Restoration of the Pergamon Museum

Category: Natural Disasters

Summary:
On December 4, 2025, actress Mary Mina lit the Olympic torch during the Olympic Flame Handover Ceremony for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Games at Athens' Panathenaic Stadium. In Indonesia's Aceh province, residents carried supplies distributed by Indonesian air force personnel amid flooding in the Bener Meriah district. There were concerns of further damage in Indonesia and Sri Lanka due to rain forecasts following earlier heavy rains that caused over 1,500 deaths across four countries. These images provide visual insights into these events around the world on the same day.

Tags: flooding, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, heavy rains, Bener Meriah, air force supplies

Source Excerpt:

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Source: Algemeiner

Posted on 12-04-2025 17:36