Published 18:20 IST, January 18th 2020
Australia: Flash floods cause road closures as storms hit bushfire affected regions
Flash floods in Australia caused by severe storms result in road closures and power outages in Victoria and New South Wales. Warnings have been issued.
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Severe storms have hit some parts of Australia's east coast on Saturday. While storms doused some of bushfires that h ravd region, storms have also caused ro closures and flash flooding in some areas. But despite heavy rains in some regions, authorities are reportedly fighting 100 blazes.
Flash floods after devastating fires
Australian Bushfires since September have reportedly killed 29 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes and scorched large swas of land. But w Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland are w dealing with rain that has been falling n-stop in some areas.
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severe rains have caused major highways in Queensland to close down while New South Wales has been experiencing power cuts. According to Bureau of Meteorology in Queensland, while heavy rainfall has somewhat subsided, showers and thunderstorms will persist through weekend.
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Bureau of Meteorology has also issued relevant warnings for area that are expected to encounter rain and thunderstorms. NSW fire service stated that showers would help contain bushfires that are still burning but y ded that re are some fires and foregrounds that have t seen any rain. Even with flash floods in some areas, bushfire crisis has t been resolved. On Saturday itself emergency services in Victoria anunced evacuation order to French Island due to bushfires, island only has a population of about 100 people.
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18:20 IST, January 18th 2020