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.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Lottery Station

Lottery Station

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 27, 2024 - People draw prizes at a lottery station on Nanjing Road pedestrian street in Shanghai, China, November 27, 2024.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Passengers selected via lottery board a shinkansen bullet train at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref. in mid-March

A shinkansen bullet train is pictured at JR Tsuruga Station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, before passengers selected via lottery take a ride ahead of the March 16 start of a commercial service between Tsuruga and Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

Safety briefing session held on Sendai nuke plant

Safety briefing session held on Sendai nuke plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - More than 1,000 residents in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, randomly selected by lottery attend a briefing session on the safety of the Sendai Nuclear Power Station operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Oct. 9, 2014, ahead of its planned restart.

Sapporo to offer tastings of beer made with 'space' barley

Sapporo to offer tastings of beer made with 'space' barley

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds two bottles of Space Barley beer from Sapporo Breweries Ltd. on Dec. 2, the world's first beer made with barley descending from plants grown inside the International Space Station. Sapporo said the same day it will hold tastings of Sapporo Space Barley in January, inviting a total of 30 couples through a lottery to the events at the company's six plants from Hokkaido to Oita Prefecture. The space brew is not available for sale.

Sapporo to offer tastings of beer made with 'space' barley

Sapporo to offer tastings of beer made with 'space' barley

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds two bottles of Space Barley beer from Sapporo Breweries Ltd. on Dec. 2, the world's first beer made with barley descending from plants grown inside the International Space Station. Sapporo said the same day it will hold tastings of Sapporo Space Barley in January, inviting a total of 30 couples through a lottery to the events at the company's six plants from Hokkaido to Oita Prefecture. The space brew is not available for sale. (Kyodo)

Safety briefing session held on Sendai nuke plant

Safety briefing session held on Sendai nuke plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - More than 1,000 residents in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, randomly selected by lottery attend a briefing session on the safety of the Sendai Nuclear Power Station operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Oct. 9, 2014, ahead of its planned restart. (Kyodo)