Heavy rain has triggered flash floods in the fire-ravaged Australian state of Queensland, SBS News reports. New South Wales also got a soak and further rainfall and thunderstorms were expected. But bushfires continued to burn over the weekend.
The state of play: There were over "50 reports of flooded roads across Queensland's southeast," per SBS, which notes flooded theme parks were forced to close. Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms were forecast for Victoria, where 15 fires were still burning, according to the Guardian. In NSW, over 1,300 firefighters were tackling flames across "69 firegrounds," the state's Rural Fire Service said, with 19 fires still not contained.
It might sound unbelievable , but this is #Australia. Even before it is able to recover from those horrific #AustralianBushfireDisaster it is now facing tremendous #flooding. Over 300mm rains fell in matter of hours #GoldCoast#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis pic.twitter.com/57e7Y2Ru3u
— The homeless Koala (@TweetOfAKoala) January 18, 2020
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