Australia Fires Update Rain

A month ago Australians were praying for rain to put out horrific wildfires and save forests animals and homes.

Australia fires update rain. Victorians have been given some relief as more bushfires have been brought under control and rain hit South Australia where 32 homes were destroyed. Monday 6 January 2020 852 AM AEDT. 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.

New South Wales fire services nonetheless welcomed the rain which they said would help to control the 75 fires burning in the state. Taree has received 47mm rainfall Port Macquarie had 28mm and Byron Bay has received 57mm rainfall. NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia.

Significant rain is forecast to fall across multiple Australian states bringing much needed respite after a week of catastrophic bushfire weather conditions. 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. This rain has been so welcome after the fires and the drought up here.

Ms Neville said 220 new blazes had started in. The Yarra River in Melbourne turns brown as dust in the rain pours in from the north. The heavy rains are forecasted.

Heavy rains in the state of New South Wales this week contained the last of a series of deadly wildfires some of them lasting for months to plague Australia. An elderly NSW man became the latest victim of Australias horror bushfire season on Sunday bringing the national death toll to 28. A deluge is now falling on Australias.

Brendon ThorneGetty Images. Thunderstorms and torrential rain have wreaked havoc in the fire-devastated states of New South Wales Queensland and Victoria. 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.