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.

Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700 series bullet train heads to Kurume Station from Chikugofunagoya Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010.

Actress Tanaka invites tourists to hometown Kurume

Actress Tanaka invites tourists to hometown Kurume

FUKUOKA, Japan - Actress Lena Tanaka poses for photos beside an advertisement board on the planned launch of JR Kurume Station on the Kyushu shinkansen bullet train line in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2010, after being designated as a special tourism ambassador by the government of her hometown.

Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - The new N700 series bullet train heads to Kurume Station from Chikugofunagoya Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line in Fukuoka Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

Actress Tanaka invites tourists to hometown Kurume

Actress Tanaka invites tourists to hometown Kurume

FUKUOKA, Japan - Actress Lena Tanaka poses for photos beside an advertisement board on the planned launch of JR Kurume Station on the Kyushu shinkansen bullet train line in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2010, after being designated as a special tourism ambassador by the government of her hometown. (Kyodo)

Japan upper house election

Japan upper house election

Women arrive at a polling station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, to vote in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019. Heavy rain flooded some roads and caused a two-hour delay to the start of voting in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan upper house election

Japan upper house election

A woman arrives at a polling station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, to vote in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019. Heavy rain flooded some roads and caused a two-hour delay to the start of voting in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan upper house election

Japan upper house election

A woman arrives at a polling station in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, to vote in the House of Councillors election on July 21, 2019. Heavy rain flooded some roads and caused a two-hour delay to the start of voting in the southwestern Japan city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo