Published 16:17 IST, January 19th 2020

Forecasters predict storms in Victoria amid raging bushfires

The weather department has warned of severe storms in Australia's bushfire-hit state of Victoria, which could lead to flooding and highways to close down.

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wear department has warned of severe storms in Australia's bushfire-hit state of Victoria, which could le to flooding. Severe storms hit some parts of Australia's east coast on Saturday and caused flash flooding and ro closure.

Although rain brought some temporary relief to Australia where bushfire h caused havoc, authorities reported that y are still fighting blazes in many parts of country. 

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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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Meteorology Department has also predicted that state will see widespre rainfall and storms for next three days. According to international media reports, a forecaster said that Australia is going to see its wettest two days in recent past.

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Officials have issued a warning for people visiting Gold Coast beaches and have urged m to exercise caution. Officials also ded that as of Sunday re are 69 fires burning in New South Wales region of Australia which would ease as heavy rainfalls are predicted in rth of state. At least 14 fires are still burning in Victoria as of January 19. 

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Bushfires in Australia continue to rip through large areas of country. So far, infer has killed at least 29 people across state. Australia is facing a massive crisis as several parts of country are ravd by dely bushfires affecting people and animals.

bushfire this season is seemingly unprecedented as it is being termed as worst summer in history of nation. Australia has been under crisis since September 2019 where over 480 million animals and more than 1,000 homes have been affected by trdy. 

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(With inputs from ncies)

16:17 IST, January 19th 2020