Parts of Australia saw a month's worth of rain in just 24 hours, giving firefights the help they desperately needed as they battle bush fires.
If there’s anywhere in the world where we needed some good news, it’s Australia. For months, the country has been battling its worst bush fire crisis in decades, seeing two dozen people killed, numerous homes destroyed, entire communities evacuated and displaced, and 1.25, that good news is here.
“Relief is here for a number of firefighters working across NSW. Although this rain won’t extinguish all fires, it will certainly go a long way towards containment,” Australia’s NSW Rural Fire Service said in a tweet. The heavy rainfall follows one of the driest Decembers in Australian history. It brought with it storms with heavy winds, which knocked out power in some areas, but residents weren’t even upset about that. They’re just grateful to see the rain finally come and help stop some of the raging and destructive fires burning all over Australia. NSW Rural Fire Service said there are still 85 different bush and grass fires burning in New South Wales alone, but at this point, 30 of them are contained.
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