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.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

Railway Station Spring Festival Travel Rush in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JANUARY 25, 2025 - Passengers wait at the waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai, East China, Jan. 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Spring Festival Travel Peak in Shanghai

Tourists wait to board a train at Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station to return home for Chinese Lunar New Year holiday in Shanghai, China, Jan 25, 2025.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

Typhoon Affect Shanghai Traffic

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 1, 2024 - The waiting hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in Shanghai is crowded with passengers on Nov 1, 2024. Affected by Typhoon Kong-Rey, in order to ensure the safety of railway transportation and passenger travel, railway departments took temporary measures to suspend some trains from October 31 to November 1.