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.

"Seven Stars" luxury train

"Seven Stars" luxury train

YUFU, Japan - Photo shows the "Seven Stars in Kyushu" train at Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture on Oct. 15, 2013. Kyushu Railway Co. launched the luxury cruise and sleeper train service the same day.

M4.5 quake rocks southwest Japan

M4.5 quake rocks southwest Japan

A window is broken at JR Yufuin Station in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on April 29, 2016, following a magnitude 4.5 earthquake earlier that day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

M4.5 quake rocks southwest Japan

M4.5 quake rocks southwest Japan

An employee of JR Yufuin Station runs outside of the station building in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 3:11 p.m. on April 29, 2016, shortly after a magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck the region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo