Australia Fires Update Rain

The rains are not expected to end the drought or extinguish all the fires.

Australia fires update rain. An elderly NSW man became the latest victim of Australias horror bushfire season on Sunday bringing the national death toll to 28. 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. 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.

This rain has been so welcome after the fires and the drought up here. The heavy rains are forecasted. Heavier falls were between Taree and Murwillumbah.

NASA satellite data continues to provide a look at the smoke and aerosols generated by the massive fires in Australia. New South Wales fire services nonetheless welcomed the rain which they said would help to control the 75 fires burning in the state. That particular fire burned 499621 hectares of land.

A month ago Australians were praying for rain to put out horrific wildfires and save forests animals and homes. Victorians have been given some relief as more bushfires have been brought under control and rain hit South Australia where 32 homes were destroyed. The Yarra River in Melbourne turns brown as dust in the rain pours in from the north.

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. Relief is here for a number of firefighters.

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. The rains also marked the end of a. However around 25 are yet to be contained.