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Our world in photos: September 2

September 2, 2021 By Michaela Keil
UTAH — Sheepdog Championship: A sheep lept from a truck for this weekend's annual Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship on Wednesday, in Midway. A herd of sheep was unloaded at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center in preparation for the 2021 Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship, which runs Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The annual competition tests the herding skills of some of the world's most highly trained border collies and their handlers. Photo: Rick Bowmer/AP
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SPAIN — Flash flooding: Carla Bayerri, 45, inspected her family restaurant after flooding in the seaside town of Alcanar, in northeastern Spain, on Thursday. A downpour on Wednesday created flash floods that swept cars down streets in the Catalan town of Alcanar. Most of mainland Spain was under alert for heavy rains.
Photo: Joan Mateu Parra/AP

 

TEXAS — Protest: Leen Garza participated in a protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, on Wednesday. Dozens of people protested the abortion restriction law that went into effect on Wednesday.
Photo: Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP

 

MISSOURI — Out: Cleveland Indians’ Austin Hedges was tagged out at home by Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez as he tried to score on an RBI double hit by Yu Chang during the 11th inning of a baseball game on Wednesday, in Kansas City. The Indians won 5-3 in 11 innings.
Photo: Charlie Riedel/AP

 

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LOUISIANA — Aftermath: Floodwaters slowly receded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Lafitte, on Wednesday.
Photo: Gerald Herbert/AP

 

VIRGINIA — Evacuees: Families evacuated from Kabul, Afghanistan, walked through the terminal to board a bus after arriving at Washington Dulles International Airport, in Chantilly, on Wednesday.
Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP

 

PENNSYLVANIA — Under water: Vehicles were under water during flooding in Philadelphia on Thursday in the aftermath of downpours and high winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that hit the area.
Photo: Matt Rourke/AP

 

KASHMIR — Blockade: Indian paramilitary soldiers set up barbwire to block a street near the house of separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani in Srinagar, on Thursday. Syed Ali Geelani, a top separatist leader and one of the severest critics of Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, died late on Wednesday. He was 92. Authorities announced a communication blockade and the restriction of public movement, a common tactic employed by Indian officials in anticipation of anti-India protests.
Photo: Dar Yasin/AP

 

NORTH CAROLINA — School shooting: A woman screamed as she arrived at Mount Tabor High School in Winston-Salem, 30 minutes after the call of shots fired at the school, on Wednesday. One student was killed in a shooting at the North Carolina high school on Wednesday and authorities were looking for the suspect, officials said.
Photo: Walt Unks/The Winston-Salem Journal via AP

 

CALIFORNIA — Smoke cloud: A helicopter carrying water was dwarfed by a huge plume of smoke generated by the Caldor Fire in Eldorado National Forest, on Wednesday.
Photo: Jae C. Hong/AP

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