Australia: Flash floods cause road closures as storms hit bushfire affected regions

Severe storms have hit some parts of Australia's east coast on Saturday. While the storms doused some of the bushfires that had ravaged the region, the storms have also caused road closures and flash flooding in some areas. But despite the heavy rains in some regions, authorities are reportedly fighting 100 blazes.

Flash floods after devastating fires

The Australian Bushfires since September have reportedly killed 29 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and scorched large swathes of land. But now Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland are now dealing with rain that has been falling non-stop in some areas. 

The severe rains have caused major highways in Queensland to close down while New South Wales has been experiencing power cuts. According to the Bureau of Meteorology in Queensland, while the heavy rainfall has somewhat subsided, the showers and thunderstorms will persist through the weekend.

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The Bureau of Meteorology has also issued relevant warnings for the area that are expected to encounter rain and thunderstorms. The NSW fire service stated that the showers would help contain the bushfires that are still burning but they added that there are some fires and foregrounds that have not seen any rain. Even with flash floods in some areas, the bushfire crisis has not been resolved. On Saturday itself emergency services in Victoria announced evacuation order to French Island due to bushfires, the island only has a population of about 100 people.

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