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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.

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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.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A woman walks in front of a tank destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 6, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on May 6, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. An oil spill remains at the site.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cleanup work is under way at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A woman walks in front of a tank destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 6, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on May 6, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. An oil spill remains at the site. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cleanup work is under way at the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Disaster-hit Haramachi Thermal Power Station

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken on April 28, 2011, shows the Haramachi Thermal Power Station, operated by Tohoku Electric Power Co., in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)