Photos of the Day: Dec. 27, 2015

Originally published December 27, 2015 at 8:08 pmUpdated December 28, 2015 at 1:18 pm

People walk across a pedestrian bridge in Fredericton, Canada, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

A Nepalese boy stands under an elephant’s trunk during the first day of 12th Chitawan Elephant Festival at Sauhara, Chitawan, some 154 kilometer from the capital of Kathmandu, Nepal, on December 26, 2015. The five-day-long fair was organized by the regional hotel association of Sauraha to promote tourism in Nepal. (HEMANTA SHRESTHA / EPA)

Pam Russell, left, rescues her cat, Larue, from her damaged home on Delta Drive a day after a tornado hit in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

Two boxers exchanging blows during the annual bare knuckle fighting by members of the Venda tribe in village of Tshisebi, Limpopo, South Africa, on December 26, 2015. Called ‘Musangwe’ in Venda, the traditional fight club has been practiced for over a century in an open field just after Christmas when the tribe is all back from the big cities to the rural area of Northern South Africa. (Shiraaz Mohamed / EPA)

The Waterford crystal ball is shown atop One Times Square, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in New York. Hundreds of thousands of people in Times Square are expected to watch the ball drop at midnight Thursday to welcome in the New Year. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Maria Cristina Olivera, left, and her daughter Catherin carry a table on a flooded street as they leave thier home in San Miguel neighborhood in Asuncion, Paraguay, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Widespread floods have forced nearly 140,000 people from their homes in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil following days of torrential rains that drenched a region where the countries border each other. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) sits on the bench in the closing seconds of the second half of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, in Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons won 20-13. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A Palestinian mother and her daughter seen outside their house painted by Palestinian artists in the streets of Al Shataa refugee camp in the west of Gaza City on December 26, 2015. (MOHAMMED SABER / EPA)

In this photo taken Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, Bill Amahdou paints the mud flaps of a “car rapide” used for transporting goods and luggage in Dakar, Senegal. For 17 years Amahdou, 37, has made his distinctive mark on these vehicles that are moving art, whizzing through the streets of Dakar, people often hanging off the sides. The car rapides have for decades been colorful emblems of Senegal with rattling doors, some nearly falling off, and traveling at dangerous speeds. But city authorities have announced they will stop licensing the car rapides by 2018, and instead will register newer mini-buses which are safer and have more seating. Until then, Amahdou says he will continue to use the cars as his canvases. (AP Photo/Jane Hahn)

People costumed as Santa Claus run through a statue alley during a Santa Claus Race in Macedonia’s capital Skopje, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. A few hundred people dressed as Santa Claus participated in a race ahead of New Year through the streets of Skopje. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

Iraqi security forces enter heavy damaged downtown Ramadi, 70 miles (115 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Islamic State fighters are putting up a tough fight in the militant-held city of Ramadi, slowing down the advance of Iraqi forces, Gen. Ismail al-Mahlawi, head of the Anbar military operations, said Sunday. (AP Photo/Rwa Faisal)

Actress Daisy Ridley, left, shares a light moment with actor John Boyega on stage as they attend the premiere of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” in Shanghai, China, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. (Lu Hai Tao / The Associated Press)

Janet Cooksey is comforted as she listens to speakers talk about the deaths of her son Quintonio LeGrier, and Bettie Jones before the start of a vigil on December 27, 2015 in Chicago, Illinois. LeGrier, a 19-year-old college student who was home for the holidays, was shot and killed yesterday at the front door of his home by police responding to a domestic dispute call made by his father. Bettie Jones, 55, was also killed by police during the incident. Police have said Jones’s death was an accident. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Members of Cleveland Mountain Rescue and soldiers from 2 Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment assist members of the public as they are evacuated from the Queens Hotel in York city centre as the River Ouse floods on December 27, 2015 in York, England. Heavy rain over the Christmas period has caused severe flooding in parts of northern England, with homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lancashire evacuated as water levels continue to rise in many parts. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

A construction worker is silhouetted having a cigarette break while working during sunset at Sungai Buloh, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27 December 2015. (FAZRY ISMAIL / EPA)

A Filipino worker, covered by gun powder returns to a backyard factory after transporting firecrackers in Bocaue, Bulacan, north of Manila, Philippines, on December 27, 2015. (MARK R. CRISTINO / EPA)

An Indian family enjoys a boat trip as seagulls fly over the Arabian Sea coast in Mumbai, India, on December 27, 2015. Migratory birds arrive in the winter season from different parts of India and neighboring countries and are usually leaving the region again in the spring months. (DIVYAKANT SOLANKI / EPA)

The floating fog embraces hilltop as it is seen from the Elizabeth Lookout Tower in Budapest, Hungary, on December 27, 2015. (NOEMI BRUZAK / EPA)

A Thai woman walks by in front of glass tubes containing various types of dead snakes preserved in formaldehyde at a museum inside a Snake Farm in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 27, 2015.(DIEGO AZUBEL / EPA)

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Colin Diltz

Seattle Times photo staff

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