Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 2

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 3

Flooding has battered cities and towns across the Mid-North Coast and the Hunter Region in northern New South Wales, leaving many residents stranded or forced to evacuate after days of heavy rainfall. In the city of Taree, the Manning River surpassed its 1929 record of six meters and was still rising as of Wednesday morning, May 21. Authorities have issued 13 emergency-level alerts.

NPO provides grief-healing support to kids across Japan

NPO provides grief-healing support to kids across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Nishida (back L), director of Sendai-based nonprofit organization Children's Grief Support Station, plays with a group of children in a meeting room at a hotel in Tokyo in September 2014. The organization, specializing in taking care of the psychological wellbeing of children who have lost family members, has expanded its services beyond areas hit by the 2011 earthquake to 14 major cities across Japan.

NPO provides grief-healing support to kids across Japan

NPO provides grief-healing support to kids across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Nishida (back L), director of Sendai-based nonprofit organization Children's Grief Support Station, plays with a group of children in a meeting room at a hotel in Tokyo in September 2014. The organization, specializing in taking care of the psychological wellbeing of children who have lost family members, has expanded its services beyond areas hit by the 2011 earthquake to 14 major cities across Japan. (Kyodo)