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Fires contained in hard-hit Australia state, but now floods threaten:
All the blazes in Australia's hard-hit state of New South Wales have been brought under control, firefighters said on Thursday, signalling the end of a "black summer" that claimed 33 lives nationwide.
But heavy rains that helped extinguish the blazes that have raged along the east coast since September are causing flash floods in parts of the state, posing new problems for some residents.
"Not all fires are out, there's still some fire activity in the far south of the state but all fires are contained so we can really focus on helping people rebuild," the state's fire service deputy commissioner Rob Rogers said on Twitter.
[...] Bushfires scorched more than 10 million hectares in the country's east and south, killing at least 33 people and an estimated one billion animals, while destroying more than 2,500 homes.
[...] Days of recent rainfall have extinguished the largest fires and brought those that remain under control.
In the Australian Capital Territory around Canberra firefighters are still trying to bring one blaze under control, but it was not said to be threatening.
Attention has now turned to tackling flash flooding expected in the coming days following the heaviest rains in 30 years.
On Thursday dams near Sydney overflowed after days of torrential rain, a spectacular reversal from months of drought. The Nepean dam was just a third full less than a week ago, but on Thursday video footage showing water cascading over the dam wall. Hundreds of people have been rescued from floodwaters in recent days.
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Sunday February 16 2020, @01:04AM (6 children)
yup.
I didn't understand his mental problems and how far off he was going. Wish he was still around. So much nicer 'talking' to him than some of the 'asshats' here with not a kind word for anyone.
YES...you all know who you are.
--- Please remind me if I haven't been civil to you: I'm channeling MDC. ---Gaaark 2.0 ---
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday February 16 2020, @02:13AM (5 children)
I love you, man. Yes, even if you are a hippie.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday February 16 2020, @02:54AM (1 child)
Birdboy, you has got to draw a line. Hippie? A whiteboy with dreadlock and shit? That's too goddamn wrong.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday February 16 2020, @03:58AM
Dude, I'm not twelve like your dumb ass. I regularly associate with honest to god 60s hippies on a weekly basis. And, frankly, it's seriously insulting to them to call anyone born after the 80s a hippie, so I should probably stop that.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday February 16 2020, @05:28AM (2 children)
I'm all in for war substitutes, but a buzzard lover is a bit excessive to my taste.
Gonna pick the hair [wikipedia.org] path, if you don't mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday February 16 2020, @05:33AM (1 child)
Rum may have been a factor in my previous statement.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Sunday February 16 2020, @06:12AM
Maybe, but I think you were just being nice too.
It is a nice gesture, and we could probably use more of it.
So, I love you too, man :)
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.