Fires and floods rage over country 3 All-round Metro Edition

AUSTRALIA'S summer of extreme weather continued yesterday with bushfires destroying property in Western Australia and Victoria while parts of Queensland and NSW were preparing for flash floods. There is an upside to the rain across southeast Queensland, with the levels in the three dams that se...

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Published inThe Australian (Canberra, A.C.T.)
Main Author Andrew Fraser, Janine McDonald, Additional reporting: Rick Wallace
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T Nationwide News Pty Ltd 04.01.2008
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Summary:AUSTRALIA'S summer of extreme weather continued yesterday with bushfires destroying property in Western Australia and Victoria while parts of Queensland and NSW were preparing for flash floods. There is an upside to the rain across southeast Queensland, with the levels in the three dams that service the region rising. Authorities expect further top-ups over the next few days. The levels of the three dams rose by 0.4 per cent to 20.64 per cent yesterday morning, but the weather bureau predicts additional falls of 100mm over Brisbane and 50-60mm over the dam catchment areas today.
ISSN:1038-8761