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.

N700S series bullet train

N700S series bullet train

NAGOYA, Japan, June 5 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows a new N700s Tokaido shinkansen bullet train stopping at Mikawa-Anjo station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, during a test run between Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Osaka.

N700S series bullet train

N700S series bullet train

NAGOYA, Japan, June 5 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows a new N700s Tokaido shinkansen bullet train departing Mikawa-Anjo station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after a brief stop during a test run between Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Osaka.

N700S series bullet train

N700S series bullet train

NAGOYA, Japan, June 5 Kyodo - Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows a new N700s Tokaido shinkansen bullet train stopping at Mikawa-Anjo station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, during a test run between Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Osaka.

CORRECTED: N700S series bullet train

CORRECTED: N700S series bullet train

Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows a new N700s Tokaido shinkansen bullet train departing Mikawa-Anjo station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, after a brief stop during a test run between Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: N700S series bullet train

CORRECTED: N700S series bullet train

Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows a new N700s Tokaido shinkansen bullet train stopping at Mikawa-Anjo station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, during a test run between Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

CORRECTED: N700S series bullet train

CORRECTED: N700S series bullet train

Photo taken on June 5, 2018, shows a new N700s Tokaido shinkansen bullet train stopping at Mikawa-Anjo station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, during a test run between Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo