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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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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - Laundry is left hanging at a home in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A bike shop is left damaged in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - No people are seen in a shopping area in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A wheelchair and a bed are left outside a hospital in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A Shinto shrine is left leaning in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A house is left collapsed in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A clock in front of the town hall of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, shows around 2:46, apparently because the devastating quake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Part of areas in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A home is left messy in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - No people are seen in a shopping area in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The signboard reads, ''Nuclear power: energy for a bright future.'' Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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TEPCO's Hirono Thermal Power Station

TOKYO, Japan - Handout photo shows the Hirono Thermal Power Station, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Takashi Fujimoto, the utility's executive vice president, said in an interview on April 20, 2011, that TEPCO is trying to raise its power supply capacity to the maximum of about 55 million kilowatts in the summer. (Photo courtesy of TEPCO)(Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - Laundry is left hanging at a home in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A wheelchair and a bed are left outside a hospital in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A Shinto shrine is left leaning in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A house is left collapsed in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - No people are seen in a shopping area in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The signboard reads, ''Nuclear power: energy for a bright future.'' Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A home is left messy in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A bike shop is left damaged in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A clock in front of the town hall of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, shows around 2:46, apparently because the devastating quake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Part of areas in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - No people are seen in a shopping area in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters. (Kyodo)

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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year. (Kyodo)

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Workers at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Dormitories (L, R) for single workers are shown on Nov. 11, 2011, in the soccer stadium of ''J-Village,'' a sports complex in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, used as a base for work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. A scoreboard (back) remains in the stadium. Reporters were shown the J-Village, used as a base by the 3,000 people working to bring the crippled plant under control after the accident triggered by the March quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Workers at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Dormitories (R) for single workers are pictured on Nov. 11, 2011, in the soccer stadium of ''J-Village,'' a sports complex in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, used as a base for work at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Benches (L) remain in the stadium. Reporters were shown the J-Village, used as a base by the 3,000 people working to bring the crippled plant under control after the accident triggered by the March quake and tsunami. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)