Australia Fires Today Rain

Heavy rainfall in Australias New South Wales has forced the evacuation of several towns and the closure of more than 50 schools but also extinguished some.

Australia fires today rain. Australia fires media caption Australias capital Canberra is engulfed in smoke Rain has fallen in fire-ravaged parts of Australia and temperatures have dropped - but officials have warned that. Melbourne CNNSevere thunderstorms are pelting some regions of Australia suffering from historic wildfires with powerful rain bringing much-needed relief to firefighters battling the worst. Australias bushfire-stricken east welcomes drenching rain.

Dry lightning sparked 44 fires on Wednesday but most were quickly dealt with by firefighters. The fires fueled by drought and the countrys hottest and driest year on record have been raging since September months earlier than is typical for Australias annual wildfire seasonSo far. After months of intense heat and devastating bushfires Australias east coast was battered by heavy rainstorms Saturday causing flash flooding in parts and road closures.

GETTY In Penrith to the north-west temperatures maxed. Rain and cooler temperatures are bringing some relief this morning for communities devastated by the out-of-control bush fires raging across Australia. Torrential rain across the east coast of Australia has extinguished a third of the fires in the region - and could put more out officials say.

Although rain fell on parts of the fire-ravaged. SYDNEY -- With more than 100 fires still burning in Victoria and New South Wales Australia rain would seem like a welcome relief. SYDNEYForecasters expect heavy rain in parts of Australias fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days offering relief to firefighters but raising.

NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia. There was barely any east of Bairnsdale. Its a sight and sound that will be welcome to all Australians amid the devastat.

Bernard Lagan Sydney. The fire ravaged state of New South Wales in Australia received much-needed torrential downpours that doused active fires reducing the total number by a third as The Guardian reported. MELBOURNE Reuters - Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australias east coast on Friday to the relief of.