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.

High-speed railway services between Hong Kong, mainland fully resume

STORY: High-speed railway services between Hong Kong, mainland fully resume DATELINE: April 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at the train station 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): CHAN, Hong Kong resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SUN, Hong Kong resident 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LAI, Hong Kong resident 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): WU, Hong Kong resident STORYLINE: The long-haul services of the Express Rail Link (XRL) Hong Kong Section fully resumed on Saturday, connecting the financial hub with destinations outside the neighboring Guangdong Province. According to the forecast by the MTR Corporation, over 30,000 passengers are expected to take bullet trains to the mainland on Saturday. Tickets for trains departing early for destinations such as Xiamen and Beijing have already been sold out. People queued up to purchase cross-border tickets for the next 14 days at the West Kowloon Station, the terminus of the Hong Kong section of the Guan

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

(230203) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows the cross-boundary students passage at the Lo Wu Station of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong, south China. China will continue to lift restrictions on travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs), China's State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Friday, citing a document. TO GO WITH "China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

(230203) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member is on duty at the Lo Wu Station of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong, south China, Feb. 3, 2023. China will continue to lift restrictions on travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs), China's State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Friday, citing a document. TO GO WITH "China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

(230203) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows ticket barriers at the Lo Wu Station of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong, south China. China will continue to lift restrictions on travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs), China's State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Friday, citing a document. TO GO WITH "China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

CHINA-HONG KONG-MAINLAND-TRAVEL-METRO STATION (CN)

(230203) -- HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 3, 2023 shows the customer service center at the Lo Wu Station of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong, south China. China will continue to lift restrictions on travel between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions (SARs), China's State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said on Friday, citing a document. TO GO WITH "China to further ease travel between mainland and Hong Kong, Macao" (Xinhua/Chen Duo)