Australia: Record Flooding Batters Northern NSW After Heavy Rainfall 7

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. This video shows a man trying to save his mowers from the flooding.

Coldest Day of This Week in Chicago

Coldest Day of This Week in Chicago

People bundled up walk on a street in Chicago, the United States, on February 18, 2025. Despite the sunshine, it is likely the coldest day of this week in Chicago on Tuesday, with the highest temperature being minus 23.9 Celsius degrees and the lowest plunging to minus 28.3 Celsius degrees. The wind chill is at minus 31.6 Celsius degrees. Photo by Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ice bar in Tokyo's Ginza draws customers in summer

Ice bar in Tokyo's Ginza draws customers in summer

TOKYO, Japan - Customers, bundled up in coats and gloves, chat in an ''ice bar'' at temperatures under 5 C below zero in Tokyo's Ginza district. Almost everything, including the walls, counters and chairs, in the bar are made of natural ice blocks brought from Sweden rivers.

Ice bar in Tokyo's Ginza draws customers in summer

Ice bar in Tokyo's Ginza draws customers in summer

TOKYO, Japan - Customers, bundled up in coats and gloves, chat in an ''ice bar'' at temperatures under 5 C below zero in Tokyo's Ginza district. Almost everything, including the walls, counters and chairs, in the bar are made of natural ice blocks brought from Sweden rivers. (Kyodo)

Men carrying goods by cart

Men carrying goods by cart

Labourers carry bundles of charcoal on a dray. Charcoal was bundled in long sticks rather than being cut up into pieces. The bundles have been loaded on the easily maneuverable dray so that the weight is evenly balanced. The wall visible in the back is a namako-hei (sea cucumber wall).==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐69‐0]