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.

Policeman suspected of shooting acquaintance to death

Policeman suspected of shooting acquaintance to death

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine an apartment house in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Aug. 21 where Hidekazu Tomono, 40, of the Tachikawa Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department, and his 32-year-old female acquaintance were found dead. Police suspect Tomono shot the woman to death with his handgun and committed suicide by shooting himself with the same gun.

Train services on Chuo Line disrupted

Train services on Chuo Line disrupted

TOKYO, Japan - People form a long line to use buses at Kokubunji station in Tokyo on April 10. East Japan Railway Co. suspended services on the Chuo Line because of a fire at a railway facility near Kokubunji station.

Policeman suspected of shooting acquaintance to death

Policeman suspected of shooting acquaintance to death

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine an apartment house in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Aug. 21 where Hidekazu Tomono, 40, of the Tachikawa Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department, and his 32-year-old female acquaintance were found dead. Police suspect Tomono shot the woman to death with his handgun and committed suicide by shooting himself with the same gun. (Kyodo)

Train services on Chuo Line disrupted

Train services on Chuo Line disrupted

TOKYO, Japan - People form a long line to use buses at Kokubunji station in Tokyo on April 10. East Japan Railway Co. suspended services on the Chuo Line because of a fire at a railway facility near Kokubunji station. (Kyodo)

Cherry trees along the Koganei embankment

Cherry trees along the Koganei embankment

Although there were many places to view cherry blossoms in Edo, Koganei was popular even in the Meiji Period because Emperor Meiji visited the site in 1883. Another reason was that Sakai Station (present-day Musashi Sakai) and Kokubunji Station opened on the Shinjuku-Tachikawa Line of Kobu Railways, making it a convenient destination for many people. It could also be that because of the lower average temperature, the wild cherry trees bloom later here than other kinds of cherry trees. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐18‐0]