Top photos of the day as selected by the Associated Press.
Martin Fourcade of France competes to win the men’s 20 km individual competition at the biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue crew walk toward flooded waters in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Dozens of homes were swept away or heavily damaged and several people were killed Tuesday as downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down hills stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in Southern California last month. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A firefighter stands on the roof of a house submerged in mud and rocks Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, in Montecito, Calif. Anxious family members awaited word on loved ones Wednesday as rescue crews searched grimy debris and ruins for more than a dozen people missing after mudslides in Southern California destroyed houses, swept cars to the beach and left more than a dozen victims dead. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Philippe Raud, of France, right, and Miguel Angel Alvarez Pineda, of Peru, both drivers of Toyota cars trie to figure out their way in the dunes during stage 5 of the 2018 Dakar Rally between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
Pope Francis poses for a family picture with Italian Finance Police Cadets and officers on the occasion of the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Co-driver Daniel Elena, of Monaco, lies next to his stuck Peugeot during the 5th stage of the 2018 Dakar Rally, between San Juan de Marcona and Arequipa, Peru, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Driver Sebastien Loeb, of France, and Elena withdrew from the race after Elena sustained an injury during the mishap. (Franck Fife /Pool Photo via AP)
Members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue crew work on a car trapped under debris in Montecito, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. Dozens of homes were swept away or heavily damaged and several people were killed Tuesday as downpours sent mud and boulders roaring down hills stripped of vegetation by a gigantic wildfire that raged in Southern California last month. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
