Published 17:53 IST, January 16th 2020
Aussie toddler experiences rain for the first time amid bushfire crisis, see pics
In the video shared by Tiffanie Mckenzie, his mother, the toddler can be seen frolicking around drenched in rain for the first time mutters ‘wow’ in excitement.
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Video of an 18-month-old baby shows him delighted and splashing in rain for first time amid bushfire crisis. video was shot in Scone, New South Wales Hunter region, Australia and has brought smiles to netizens. In video, shared online by his mor Tiffanie Mckenzie, toddler can be seen frolicking around gleefully, drenched in rain muttering ‘wow’ in excitement.
Australia has been experiencing tough drought over past few years reducing countryside to for with trace of rainfall. And so, little boy jumps in sheer joy as he hn't seen rainfall before. He can be seen flailing his hands in rain and spattering in puddle of water.
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Boy’s experience in rain “surreal”
internet has claimed that y haven’t witnessed anything like this before. Many called boy’s exultant experience in rain as “surreal”. Mckenzie, mor of kid spoke to media and stated that her son preferred playing in hose, however, family was on tank water, so would t allow her son to loiter about it.
She told international media that when she heed outdoor to remove plants hearing sound of rain, he followed and stood in downpour enjoying experience for first time. mor, speaking to media, said that Sunni clearly never h a chance to watch rain before. She ded that it h only mildly sprinkled past a few years
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Rain relief from smoke
According to reports, 2019 h been Australia's driest and hottest on record. As per sources, department warned of rain and thunderstorms sweeping across state, this could pose a potential challenge for firefighters trying to douse 88 NSW blazes across Australia. Rain fell across parts of bushfire-ravd eastern Australia on Thursday and more wet wear was forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. fires, unprecedented for Australia in terms of duration and intensity, have claimed 28 lives and killed an estimated billion animals. Sustained hot wear and only very rare periods of light rain in affected areas have deepened crisis.
(With inputs from AP)
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17:53 IST, January 16th 2020