Australia Fires Update Rain

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.

Australia fires update rain. The cool weather that has brought relief to Victoria will continue on Monday with showers expected to give firefighters some respite before the heat returns later in the. New South Wales fire services nonetheless welcomed the rain which they said would help to control the 75 fires burning in the state. Relief is here for a number of firefighters.

A deluge is now falling on Australias. Heavy rains across eastern Australia have brought relief to exhausted firefighters and farmers leading to scenes of jubilation after years of droughtWith more rain forecast it is good news. An elderly NSW man became the latest victim of Australias horror bushfire season on Sunday bringing the national death toll to 28.

However around 25 are yet to be contained. A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales NSW. Cooler conditions and rain will give Victorian firefighters a break from blazes across the state.

Australia fires live. The Yarra River in Melbourne turns brown as dust in the rain pours in from the north. According to New South Wales Rural Fire Service media officer James Morris the torrential rain helped put out the Currowan fire on Saturday.

Thunderstorms and torrential rain have wreaked havoc in the fire-devastated states of New South Wales Queensland and Victoria. That particular fire burned 499621 hectares of land. Australia is expected to get heavy rain this week but officials say it wont be enough to tamp down the raging wildfires that have gripped the country for months.

Storm flooding misery follow bushfires in Australia. Heavier falls were between Taree and Murwillumbah. Multiple regions across Australia reported Thursday they had received more than a months rainfall in just 24 hours according to 9 News Australia.