Photos of the day

Rescued turtles and a field of illuminated flowers: photos of the day – Wednesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world

by · the Guardian

Maryland, US

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, as he departs for Nantucket, Massachusetts

Photograph: Craig Hudson/Reuters

Windhoek, Namibia

People queue to cast their votes in the presidential election

Photograph: Dirk Heinrich/AP

Valencia, Spain

Two Iberian pond turtles at the La Granja del Saler animal recovery centre. More than 120 have been rescued following the floods in Valencia after they were carried away from their natural habitat by the current. Nearly a month later they are still being found buried in mud by residents in towns several kilometres away

Photograph: José Manuel Vidal/EPA

Kastamonu, Turkey

The Kure mountains, in the Black Sea region, covered with snow

Photograph: Ozgur Alantor/Anadolu/Getty Images

North Sumatra, Indonesia

A man wades through flood water full of debris after heavy downpours in Medan

Photograph: Binsar Bakkara/AP

Deal, UK

A wild short-eared owl flies over grassland in Kent while hunting for food in the late afternoon sunshine

Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA

Norfolk, UK

A field of colourful roses lit up during Luminate Sandringham, the Sandringham Estate’s winter light trail

Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

İzmir, Turkey

Flamingos in the water at Gediz Delta, where they spend the winter season, located on the Mediterranean-Black Sea migration route

Photograph: Berkan Cetin/Anadolu/Getty Images

Stanford-Le-Hope, UK

Shipping containers wait to be processed at London Gateway port after owners DP World launched an all-electric fourth berth, expanding the port’s capacity and creating 200 permanent jobs

Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Khan Yunis, Gaza

Palestinians living in makeshift tents after fleeing the Israeli army attacks struggle with the rain and cold weather

Photograph: Hani Alshaer/Anadolu/Getty Images

Tyre, Lebanon

A man waves he returns to his village, carrying his belongings on his car, after a ceasefire was agreed between Hezbollah and Israel

Photograph: Hussein Malla/AP

Assin Fosu, Ghana

A worker weighs bags of sun-dried cocoa beans at the warehouse of a cocoa-buying company

Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

Narathiwat, Thailand

Boys paddle a makeshift raft through flood waters following heavy rain in the southern province

Photograph: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images

Tijuana, Mexico

A boy walks close to the border wall separating the US from Mexico, where it reaches the Pacific Ocean

Photograph: Gregory Bull/AP