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.

Minister checks barrier-free environment at station

Minister checks barrier-free environment at station

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Sakurada, senior vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, passes in a wheelchair through a ticket gate at East Japan Railway Co.'s Sendagaya Station in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2014, to check the environment for physically disabled people prior to the 2020 Olympic Games.

Tokyo Paralympics: Closing Ceremony

Tokyo Paralympics: Closing Ceremony

A protester opposing the Tokyo Paralympics lies sprawled in front of JR Sendagaya Station near the National Stadium in Tokyo ahead of the games' closing ceremony on Sept. 5, 2021.

Minister checks barrier-free environment at station

Minister checks barrier-free environment at station

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Sakurada, senior vice minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, passes in a wheelchair through a ticket gate at East Japan Railway Co.'s Sendagaya Station in Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2014, to check the environment for physically disabled people prior to the 2020 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)