Australia Fires: Torrential rain douses blazes
Officials say torrential rain across the east coast of Australia has extinguished a third of the fires in the region and could put more out.
A wide band of rain sweeping New South Wales (NSW) has put out 20 of about 60 fires in the state in the past day.
Authorities have welcomed the downpour, but warned of flash flooding in Sydney and other cities along the coast.
Some of the affected areas had received the most rain recorded in over a year
