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.

Australia fires update rain. The heavy rains are forecasted. The rains are not expected to end the drought or extinguish all the fires. 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.

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. A deluge is now falling on Australias. That particular fire burned 499621 hectares of land.

A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales NSW. The Yarra River in Melbourne turns brown as dust in the rain pours in from the north. Thunderstorms and torrential rain have wreaked havoc in the fire-devastated states of New South Wales Queensland and Victoria.

Storm flooding misery follow bushfires in Australia. Relief is here for a number of firefighters. Rain pelts fire-ravaged Australian states bringing new risks -- and some relief By Joshua Berlinger and Hilary Whiteman CNN Updated 0130 GMT 0930 HKT January 17 2020.

An elderly NSW man became the latest victim of Australias horror bushfire season on Sunday bringing the national death toll to 28. Brendon ThorneGetty Images. Ms Neville said 220 new blazes had started in.

Heavier falls were between Taree and Murwillumbah. New South Wales fire services nonetheless welcomed the rain which they said would help to control the 75 fires burning in the state. Australia fires live.