【写真特集】2018年AFPのベストショット総集編：10月

Super Puma Cougar helicopter releases flares over Brienz in the Bernese Alps on October 10, 2018, during the annual live fire event of the Swiss Air Force at the Axalp. - At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Sotheby's employees pose with the newly completed work by artist Banksy entitled "Love is in the Bin", a work that was created when the painting "Girl with Balloon" was passed through a shredder in a surprise intervention by the artist, at Sotheby's auction house in London on October 12, 2018, following the work's sale. - The buyer of a work by street artist Banksy that was partially destroyed moments after it sold has gone through with the purchase, Sotheby's auction house said on October 11, 2018. The painting "Girl with Balloon" was passed through a shredder hidden in the frame just after it went under the hammer last week for ,042,000 ($1.4 million, 1.2 million euros). The modified version has now been certified by Banksy's authentication body Pest Control as a new piece of work in its own right, entitled "Love is in the Bin". (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)

The moon is pictured as a Norwegian F-16 flys during a Joint demonstration of the NATO Trident Juncture 2018 exercise, in Byneset near Trondheim, Norway, October 30, 2018. - Trident Juncture 2018, is a NATO-led military exercise held in Norway from 25 October to 7 November 2018. The exercise is the largest of its kind in Norway since the 1980s. Around 50,000 participants from NATO and partner countries, some 250 aircraft, 65 ships and up to 10,000 vehicles take part in the exercise. The main goal of Trident Juncture is allegedly to train the NATO Response Force and to test the alliance's defence capability. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)

US First Lady Melania Trump visits the Giza Pyramids on October 6, 2018, during the final stop of her week-long trip through four countries in Africa. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

US' Simone Biles competes in the women's all-around final of the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the Aspire Dome on November 1, 2018 in Doha. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

A wallet belonging to a passenger of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610 floats at sea in the waters north of Karawang, West Java province, on October 29, 2018. - All 189 passengers and crew aboard a crashed Indonesian Lion Air jet were "likely" killed in the accident, the search and rescue agency said on October 29, as it announced it had found human remains. (Photo by ARIF ARIADI / AFP)

This picture taken on October 23, 2018 shows farmers drying soybeans in Liaocheng in China's eastern Shandong province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to hurl stones during a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2018. - A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire in fresh clashes on the Gaza border today, the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

This photo taken on October 14, 2018 shows hot air balloons displayed on a square during the 2018 Outdoor Sports Conference in Xingyi in China's southwestern Guizhou province. (Photo by STR / AFP)

US President Donald Trump meets with rapper Kanye West in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, October 11, 2018. (Photo by SEBASTIAN SMITH / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron walks on the street after leaving a restaurant on November 1, 2018 in Honfleur, northwestern France, where the presidential couple is spending the All Saints holidays. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

The "Never again" poppy installation can be seen at Koenigsplatz in Munich, southern Germany on November 1, 2018 as Europe prepares to mark the Centenary of the ending of the First World War. (Photo by Matthias Balk / dpa / AFP)

Japan's former princess Ayako Moriya (C) and her husband Kei Moriya (2nd L) arrive at their wedding banquet with Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd R) and Crown Princess Masako (R) as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows in Tokyo on October 30, 2018. (Photo by TORU HANAI / POOL / AFP)

Repsol Honda Team's Spanish rider Marc Marquez negotiates a corner during the second practice session of the Malaysia MotoGP at the Sepang International Circuit in Sepang on November 2, 2018. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)

A child plays in front of a sculpture titled Damien Hirst Looking For Sharks, part of the annual Sculpture by the Sea exhibiton in Sydney on October 19, 2018. - The annual event showcases artists from all over the world exhibited on the coastal walk between Bondi Beach and Tamarama. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)

A photo taken on October 25, 2018 shows the carcass of a large fin whale stranded on the beach in De Haan, on October 25, 2018. (Photo by KURT DESPLENTER / BELGA / AFP)

Brazilian Judge Sergio Moro gestures as he leaves the house of Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro after a meeting, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on November 1, 2018. - Anti-graft judge Moro accepted the justice minister post under Brazil's Bolsonaro. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (R) reacts as she is greeted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) on the dias as they take their places for a ceremonial welcome for King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on Horse Guards Parade in London on October 23, 2018, at the start of the Dutch King and Queen's two-day state visit. (Photo by Matt Dunham / AFP)

This photo taken on October 31, 2018 shows a view of a saltern in Zhangye in China's northwestern Gansu province. (Photo by STR / AFP)

A model displays a creation from the J.Queen collection by Xie Jiaqi during China Fashion Week in Beijing on October 31, 2018. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)

A member of the Canadian circus troop 'Le Cirque du Soleil' performs during the show "Totem" in Paris on October 24, 2018. - The show "Totem" will run in the French capital from October 25, 2018 to December 2, 2018. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

The sun sets behind The Eiffel Tower, sculptures and the Egyptian obelisque on Place de la Concorde in Paris on October 25, 2018. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Britain's Prince Charles (C), the Prince of Wales, and Camilla (L), the Duchess of Cornwall, visit the Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Fajara on November 1, 2018. (Photo by LUC GNAGO / POOL / AFP)

Salvadorean migrants heading in a caravan to the United States, walk at sunrise in Escuintla, Guatemala, on November 1, 2018. - Many Salvadoreans inspired by the much larger Honduran caravan already in Mexico and striving to reach the United States, resumed their march in Guatemala in the hope of eventually realizing the "American dream" and reaching the US. (Photo by MARVIN RECINOS / AFP)

Brooklyn Moors of Canada competes in the uneven bars during women's team final of the 2018 FIG Artistic Gymnastics Championships at Aspire Dome on October 30, 2018 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

A woman devotee in the role of a spirit known as a Gede is seen during ceremonies honoring the Haitian voodoo spirit of Baron Samdi on the Day of the Dead at the Cemetery of Cite Soleil on November 1, 2018. - Voodoo believers and devotees offer candles, alcohol and food. The Day of the Dead is celebrated on the first two days of November during All Saints and All Souls Day. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)

An aerial view taken on October 22, 2018, shows a section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge (HKZM) in Hong Kong. - The world's longest sea-bridge connecting Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China will be launched October 23, at a time when Beijing seeks to tighten its grip on its territories. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

This picture from Indonesia media agency "detikcom" shows officials displaying part of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610's black box, an FDR (flight data recorder), after it was recovered from the Java Sea, during search operations in the waters off Karawang on November 1, 2018. - One black box from the crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee said on November 1, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. (Photo by Pradita UTAMA / DETIKCOM / AFP)

Vets check a baby siamang, or black-furred gibbon, rescued from a villager, at the local nature conservation agency's office in Banda Aceh, Aceh province on November 1, 2018. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)

A Honduran migrant taking part in a caravan heading to the US, rests with a "Guide for Migrants" on the face, at a temporary shelter in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca state, Mexico on October 30, 2018. - The number of active-duty troops the Pentagon is sending to the US border with Mexico will swell beyond the figure of more than 5,000 announced this week, a top general said Tuesday. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the US, charge their mobile phones at a temporary shelter in Juchitan de Zaragoza, Oaxaca state, Mexico on October 30, 2018. - The number of active-duty troops the Pentagon is sending to the US border with Mexico will swell beyond the figure of more than 5,000 announced this week, a top general said Tuesday. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex visit Redwoods Tree Walk in Rotorua on October 31, 2018. - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are on a three-week tour of Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, and Fiji. (Photo by PHIL WALTER / POOL / AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry (L) and his wife Meghan (R), the Duchess of Sussex, arrive on Te Papaiouru Marae in Rotorua on October 31, 2018. (Photo by DAVID ROWLAND / POOL / AFP)

Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP), a hardline religious political party chant slogans during a protest against the court decision to overturn the conviction of Christian woman Asia Bibi in Lahore on October 31, 2018. - Pakistan's Supreme Court on October 31 overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a landmark case which has incited deadly violence and reached as far as the Vatican. (Photo by ARIF ALI / AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex visit a craft fair in Nuku'alo in Tonga on October 26, 2018. - Prince Harry and his pregnant wife Meghan left Fiji after a thin Tonga ree-day official visit and arrived in Tonga as part of their tour of Australia and the South Pacific. (Photo by PETER PARKS / AFP)

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, alongside Rabbi Jeffrey Myers, place stones and flowers on a memorial as they pay their respects at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 30, 2018. - Scores of protesters took to the streets of Pittsburgh to denounce a visit by US President Donald Trump in the wake of a mass shooting at a synagogue that left 11 people dead. Demonstrators gathered near the Tree of Life synagogue, where the shooting took place, holding signs that read "President Hate, Leave Our State!" and "Trump, Renounce White Nationalism Now." (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Google employees stage a walkout on November 1, 2018, in New York, over sexual harassment. - A Google Walkout For Real Change account that sprang up on Twitter on October 31 called for employees and contractors to leave their workplaces at 11:10am local time around the world on Thursday. Tension has been growing over how the US-based tech giant handles sexual harassment claims. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)

An aide holds the cape of Pope Francis as a wind blows after the weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on October 31, 2018. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP)

This screen grab taken from recent undated handout video released on October 26, 2018 by the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium shows the two male gentoo penguins who have paired up as a "same-sex couple" at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. - The two male gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic who paired up as a "same-sex couple" have successfully incubated a baby chick and are "doting" on their tiny offspring, the Australian aquarium announced on October 26. (Photo by Handout / Sea Life Sydney Aquarium / AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan walk down the stairs of the iconic Opera House to meet people on October 16, 2018. - Prince Harry and Meghan have made their first appearances since announcing they are expecting a baby, kicking off a high-profile Pacific trip with a photo in front of Sydney's dazzling Opera House and posing with koalas. (Photo by STR / AFP)

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates his fifth drivers' title after the F1 Mexico Grand Prix at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City on October 28, 2018. - Lewis Hamilton became only the third Formula One driver in history to capture a fifth world title on Sunday as Max Verstappen won the Mexican Grand Prix. (Photo by Rodrigo ARANGUA / AFP)

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May dances a few steps as she takes the stage to give her keynote address on the fourth and final day of the Conservative Party Conference 2018 at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, central England, on October 3, 2018. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Britain's Princess Eugenie of York (L) and her husband Jack Brooksbank kiss as they emerge from the West Door of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on October 12, 2018 after their wedding ceremony. (Photo by Yui Mok / POOL / AFP)

A woman smokes a marijuana cigarette during a legalization party at Trinity Bellwoods Park in Toronto, Ontario, October 17, 2018. - Nearly a century of marijuana prohibition came to an end Wednesday as Canada became the first major Western nation to legalize and regulate its sale and recreational use. Scores of customers braved the cold for hours outside Tweed, a pot boutique in St John's, Newfoundland that opened briefly at midnight, to buy their first grams of legal cannabis.In total, Statistics Canada says 5.4 million Canadians will buy cannabis from legal dispensaries in 2018 -- about 15 percent of the population. Around 4.9 million already smoke. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on October 21, 2018 shows (L to R top) Arlette Ortiz, Jessica Esquivias, Alejandria Copado and Jossy Javier and (L to R bottom) Victoria Garcia, Donovan Sanchez, Jimmy Roman and Monica Molina disguised as "Catrina" (Mexican representation of death) before the March of Catrinas in Mexico City on October 21, 2018. - Mexicans get ready to celebrate the Day of the Dead highlighting the character of La Catrina which was created by cartoonist Jose Guadalupe Posada, famous for his drawings of typical local, folkloric scenes, socio-political criticism and for his illustrations of "skeletons" or skulls, including La Catrina. (Photos by Omar TORRES / AFP)

Brazil's players wait for the start of a Dwarf Copa America football match against Morocco at Ferro Carril Oeste Club in Buenos Aires, on October 25, 2018. - A Copa America tournament for short size men started Thursday in Argentina, aimed at stimulating integration and overcoming prejudices, and supported by Argentine football star Lionel Messi. (Photo by EITAN ABRAMOVICH / AFP)

Atletico Madrid's French forward Antoine Griezmann runs during the Spanish league football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on October 27, 2018. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)

Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi receives medical assistance during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona against Sevilla FC at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 20, 2018. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

An aerial view shows a collapsed bridge in the city of Villegailhenc, near Carcassonne, southern France, on October 15, 2018, following heavy rains that saw rivers bursting banks. - At least 13 people died as violent rainstorms turned rivers into raging torrents in southwestern France on October 15 in the latest episode of wild weather in Europe, officials said. Flash floods swamped a number of towns and villages around the fortress city of Carcassonne, leaving a trail of overturned cars, damaged roads and collapsed homes (Photo by SYLVAIN THOMAS / AFP)

French prime minister and interim interior minister Edouard Philippe (L) waits for G6 ministers arrival on October 8, 2018 in Lyon, during the G6 Summit of Interior Ministers of France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and Poland. - Interior ministers from the G6 European countries gathered for a meeting to discuss international cooperation in migratory issues and fight against terrorism. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)

A photo shows spiders on a unique 1,000 m long spider-web covering the road beside the Vistonida lake, near Xanthi, northern Greece, on October 18, 2018. - Warmer weather conditions in Greece and an increase in the mosquito population are thought to have contributed to the rise in the number of spiders. The spiders are from the genus Tetragnatha, known as stretch spiders due to their elongated bodies. They are known to build webs near watery habitats, with some species even said to be able to walk on water. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP)

Honduran migrants heading in a caravan to de US, cross the Suchiate River, natural border between Guatemala and Mexico, in makeshift rafts, in Ciudad Tecun Uman, Guatemala, on October 21, 2018. - Thousands of Honduran migrants resumed their march toward the United States on Sunday from Guatemalan Ciudad Tecun Uman, AFP journalists at the scene said. (Photo by ORLANDO SIERRA / AFP)

This aerial image shows a view of a ship with passengers from Port-de-Paix seen on October 8, 2018, as they travel to Ile de La Tortue. - The Port-de-Paix/La Tortue trip is a regular one that people are doing nearly on a daily basis , bringing food and supplies to the small island. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)

The aurora borealis, also known as northern lights, illuminates the sky along the Ring Road in southeastern Iceland, between Jokullsarlon glacier lagoon and Hofn, on October 7, 2018. (Photo by Mariana SUAREZ / AFP)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on October 5, 2018. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / POOL / AFP)

Indonesian SAR members identify IDs and personal items of passengers of the ill-fated Lion Air flight JT 610 at the Jakarta port on October 30, 2018. - Indonesian search teams recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day before. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)

Quake survivors make their way past a washed out passenger ferry in Wani, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 3, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. - Nearly 1,400 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Indonesia's Sulawesi island as UN officials warned the "needs remain vast" for both desperate survivors and rescue teams still searching for victims. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD / AFP)

This pitcture shows a damaged mosque and houses at the Balaroa village in Palu, Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 7, 2018, following the September 28 earthquake and tsunami. - Aid poured into disaster-ravaged Palu after days of delays as efforts ramped up to reach 200,000 people in desperate need following a deadly quake-tsunami in the Indonesian city. (Photo by OLA GONDRONK / AFP)

This picture taken from a helicopter on October 18, 2018 shows disinfectant being released over an area, affected by liquefaction due to the September 28 earthquake and where thousands are still feared buried, in an attempt to sterilise it in Palu. - The World Bank on October 14 announced funding of up to $1 billion for Indonesia after it was rocked by a string of recent disasters, including a deadly earthquake-tsunami that killed thousands. (Photo by MUHAMMAD RIFKI / AFP)

Vehicles drive in front of an appartment building with the ecological mural with the title 'Hunting Pollution' by street artist Federico Massa, aka Iena Cruz, in the Ostiense district of Rome on October 30, 2018. - The mural is said to be the largest street art work in Europe that uses Airlite technology to reduce air pollution. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

A picture taken on October 29, 2018 shows the flooded St. Mark's Square during a high-water (Acqua Alta) alert in Venice. - The flooding, caused by a convergence of high tides and a strong Sirocco wind, reached around 150 centimetres on October 29. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

Tourists under arches next to the flooded St Mark's Square during a high-water (Acqua Alta) alert in Venice on October 29, 2018. - The flooding, caused by a convergence of high tides and a strong Sirocco wind, reached around 150 centimetres on October 29, 2018. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Russia's Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft carrying the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 57/58, Russian cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin and NASA astronaut Nick Hague, blasts off to the ISS from the launch pad at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Baikonur on October 11, 2018. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)

A Honduran migrant kid taking part in a caravan heading to the US, brushes his teeth during a stop in their journey, in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on October 23, 2018. - Thousands of mainly Honduran migrants heading to the United States -- a caravan President Donald Trump has called an "assault on our country" -- stopped to rest Tuesday after walking for two days into Mexican territory. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)

Aerial view of Honduran migrants onboard a truck as they take part in a caravan heading to the US, in the outskirts of Tapachula, on their way to Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on October 22, 2018. - President Donald Trump on Monday called the migrant caravan heading toward the US-Mexico border a national emergency, saying he has alerted the US border patrol and military. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)

Honduran migrants taking part in a caravan heading to the US, walk in Huixtla, Chiapas state, Mexico, on October 24, 2018. - Thousands of mainly Honduran migrants heading to the United States -- a caravan President Donald Trump has called an "assault on our country" -- continued their march to the US after one-day rest in Huixtla, Chiapas state in Mexico. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)

A Palestinian protester waves a national flag during a demonstration on the beach near the maritime border with Israel, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 22, 2018. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

A young visitor looks at the photograph 'Cuban Crocodile' by Tim Flach, a British photographer who specialises in studio photography of animals, during his exhibition in Moscow on October 20, 2018. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

A Syrian rebel-fighter from the National Liberation Front (NLF) enters a building in the rebel-held al-Rashidin district of western Aleppo's countryside near Idlib province, on October 15, 2018. - Jihadists in Syria's Idlib failed to meet a deadline to leave a planned buffer zone ringing the country's last rebel bastion, casting fresh doubt over a deal to avert bloodshed. (Photo by Aaref WATAD / AFP)

Wang Qiang of China poses for a selfie after winning her women's singles second round match against Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on October 2, 2018. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

A demonstrator holds a poster picturing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and a lightened candle during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia consulate in Istanbul, on October 25, 2018. - Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post contributor, was killed on October 2, 2018 after a visit to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain paperwork before marrying his Turkish fiancee. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Harvey Weinstein leaves New York Criminal Court October 11, 2018 with his lawyer Benjamin Brafman after his hearing on his criminal case. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

A woman in costume poses as she attends Hollywood Forever Cemetery's 19th annual Dia De Los Muertos event on October 27, 2018. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP)

This handout photo released by the Florida Keys News Bureau shows Daniel Bitnar, costumed as a roulette wheel, spinning down the street during the Fantasy Fest Masquerade March Friday on October 26, 2018, in Key West, Florida. - More than 10,000 revelers participated in the march, one of the highlight events of the islandç—´ annual 10-day Fantasy Fest celebration that concludes on October 28. (Photo by Rob O'Neal / Florida Keys News Bureau / AFP)

People cast their ballots at a community center during early voting October 25, 2018 in Potomac, Maryland, two weeks ahead of the key US midterm polls. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Sherine Tadros, head of New York (UN) Office of Amnesty International, speaks during a news conference at the United Nations on October 18, 2018. - Members from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, The Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Border make an appeal regarding the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

People look out to the Gulf of Mexico as Hurricane Michael approaches October 9, 2018 in Panama City Beach, Florida - Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 2 storm with winds over 100 miles per hour on Tuesday as Florida's governor warned it could bring "total devastation" to parts of the southern US state. The storm -- currently located over the Gulf of Mexico -- is sweeping toward the Florida coast at around 12 miles (19 kilometers) per hour and is expected to make landfall on Wednesday afternoon, bringing with it "life threatening" storm surges and heavy rainfall, the National Hurricane Center said. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

Claire mourns as she sees the damage caused by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida on October 12, 2018. - In devastated Mexico Beach, where Hurricane Michael unleashed its most violent rains and winds, residents are taking stock of the damage, reuniting with their loved ones -- and bracing for what will be a long, difficult clean-up operation. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)

In this aerial view, storm damaged boats are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on October 11, 2018 in Panama City, Florida. - Residents of the Florida Panhandle woke to scenes of devastation Thursday after Michael tore a path through the coastal region as a powerful hurricane that killed at least two people. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

A Yemeni child suffering from severe malnutrition is weighed at a treatment centre in a hospital in Yemen's northwestern Hajjah province, on October 25, 2018. (Photo by ESSA AHMED / AFP)

French Republican guards carry the coffin of French-Armenian singer-songwriter Charles Aznavour during the national homage at the Invalides in Paris on October 5, 2018. - Aznavour, 94, was found dead on October 1, 2018 at his home in the southeast, sparking nationwide mourning for an entertainer who sold 180 million records during his eight-decade-long career. (Photo by ludovic MARIN / AFP)

Quake survivors scuffle to get live chickens being distributed from a police truck outside a makeshift camp in Palu in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi on October 2, 2018, after an earthquake and tsunami hit the area on September 28. - The Indonesian government on October 2 said the death toll from a devastating quake-tsunami on the island of Sulawesi had risen to 1,234 people, up from the previous count of 844. (Photo by JEWEL SAMAD / AFP)