NEW YORK: The Christmas tree is lit during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Manhattan in New York City, on Wednesday, December 4 (REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs)

LALYSOS: Cars are piled up following storm Bora in the area of Lalysos, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, on Sunday, December 1 (REUTERS/Lefteris Damianidis)

SANTIAGO: A drone view shows a balloon of a Disney character from the ‘Star Wars’ floating during a department store's parade, as Christmas festive season starts in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday, December 1 (REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)

SEOUL: Helicopters fly, after South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, in Seoul, South Korea, December 4 (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)

TBILISI: A firework explodes near police officers during a rally of opposition parties' supporters, who protest against the new government's decision to suspend the European Union accession talks and refuse budgetary grants until 2028, in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday, November 30 (REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze)

RINTELN: The living room of Susanne and Thomas Jeromin, the official world record holders with their 605 decorated Christmas trees in one home, is seen in Rinteln, west of Hanover, Germany, on Tuesday, December 3 (REUTERS/Jana Rodenbusch)

HAT YAI: Children play on a flooded street in Hat Yai district, Songklha province, Thailand, on Saturday, November 30 (REUTERS/Roylee Suriyaworakul)

FRAUENNEUHARTING: People dressed in fur, animal costumes, and masks participated in the traditional Perchten parade in Frauenneuharting, near Munich, Germany, on Wednesday, December 4 (REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth)

SARAQEB: A rebel fighter stands atop a military vehicle as he carries a Hayat Tahrir al-Sham flag in Saraqeb town in northwestern Idlib province, Syria, on Sunday, December 1 (REUTERS/Mahmoud Hassano)

ASTANA: A drone view shows a tower of Abu Dhabi Plaza sticking out of a thick blanket of fog in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Sunday, December 1 (REUTERS/Turar Kazangapov)