Thursday June 11, Our World In Pictures
BROOKLYN — Bushwick Attracts Hipsters: A cyclist pedals by a street art mural and a storefront church in Bushwick on April 22. The neighborhood, once considered dangerous, is beginning to attract tourists and hipsters.
OREGON — Oregon to See Severe Wildfire Season: A large plume of smoke rises over the town of Oakridge as the Deception Complex Fire continues to burn on Aug. 28, 2014. Oregon is predicted to see above-normal wildfire danger starting in July 2015, and fire seasons are already starting in the southwestern corner of the state.
EGYPT — Kite Flying at Sunset: A child flies a kite at Al-Azhar Park, one of the bustling city’s few public parks, as the sun sets in Cairo.
LOUISIANA — Flood Threatens Homes: Rigby Hollingsworth boats past a family friend’s home that is protected by sandbags from water caused by the flooding of the Red River on Wednesday in Bossier City.