Australia weather: Rain could put out remaining New South Wales blazes

Heavy rains in New South Wales in recent days have led to hopes that all the bushfires in the Australian state could be out by the end of the week.

Since Friday, parts of the fire-ravaged Australian state have experienced their heaviest rainfall in years.

The rain caused widespread flooding - hundreds of people had to be rescued, including one man stranded in a tree.

The deluge has also extinguished 30 fires, leaving only four "uncontained", said the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS).

In total, 24 fires remain burning across the state.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51453767

A car is submerged in flood waters on a road near Bega in NSW

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