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Australia: Rain, flash floods and thunderstorms sweep over Melbourne

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By Naaman Zhou

Heavy rain, flash floods and severe thunderstorms have swept over Melbourne and rain is forecast to hit bushfire-affected parts of New South Wales and Victoria later this week.

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Up to 50mm of rain could fall across the NSW south coast from Wednesday to Saturday, and up to 25mm in the Snowy Valley and northern Victoria, where cross-border fires continue to burn through hundreds of thousands of hectares.

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“Heavy rainfall and gusty thunderstorms bring the potential for flash flooding, particularly in the burnt-out areas of NSW and Victoria which are now vulnerable to landslips and trees coming down,” [Sarah Scully, Bureau meteorologist] said.

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On Wednesday, the bureau also issued severe thunderstorm warnings for Western Australia and Queensland. In WA, Gascoyne and parts of the Goldfields and South Interior regions were forecast for heavy rain and damaging winds, while in Queensland, giant hail was a possibility in the Central West.

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