Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coas...
MELBOURNE - Intense thunderstorms with heavy rains dampened bushfires on Australia east coast on Friday and brought relief to farmers in three states battling a drought which has left much of the country tinder dry.
Fire services said that while the rain will not extinguish all the blazes, it will help greatly to contain them. The storms have helped disperse smoke in Melbourne, which sheathed the city disrupted the Australian Open qualifying matches and other sporting competitions, but winds are set to bring back unhealthy air over the weekend.
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