Light rain offers slight respite to fire-ravaged Australia
However, the hazardous weather conditions are expected to return later in the week
06 January 2020 - 10:46
Melbourne/Sydney — Australian officials used a respite on Monday from fierce wildfires that have killed 25 people across the country's southeast to race to reopen blocked roads and evacuate people who have been trapped for days.
A second day of light rain and cool winds brought some relief from heatwave-fuelled blazes that ripped through two states over the weekend, but officials warned the hazardous weather conditions were expected to return later in the week...
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