Rain across firegrounds in south-eastern Australia has slowed several blazes, but failed to provide the knockout blow authorities had hoped for.
Light to moderate falls over the past week have helped firefighters, however the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) said more than 60 blazes were still burning. A third of those fires remain uncontained, and the showers have also hindered backburning efforts. At least 1,000 firefighters are working on containment lines in preparation for hotter weather later this week. "In some places it does unfortunately hold us back from doing this very important containment work," RFS spokesperson Angela Burford said. "But in some places where we have had heavier rainfall, it's been very beneficial, and we've been able to finally put some fires out." Most of the wet weather has been north of Sydney, with the far north coast topping the state's rainfall, with an average of 200 — 300 millimetres falling. But further south, about 15 to 25 millimetres has been recorded around the Illawarra and Shoalhaven region, while parts of the far South Coast and Southern Ranges have only seen up to 5mm. Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-21/australia-fires-slowed-but-not-stopped-by-rain/11885152
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