The Heaviest Rain in Sydney 30 Years and Its Impact
In recent news, Australia has forced the evacuation of several towns and urged more than 50 schools to close, due to extremely heavy rainfall. However, although these heavy rains caused much commotion, it was also able to extinguish some of the ongoing bush fires that have had a devastating toll on these towns in Australia. When interviewing Junior, Allison Brown on the topic occurring in Australia, she said, “It’s unbelievable that Australia is going through so many devastating events all at once.”
The country's Bureau of Meteorology has recently confirmed that the area affected by this heavy rainfall, has seen more than 200 millimeters (7.9 inches) of rainfall in the past 24 hours of the last update. In Sydney, initial information reported by the bureau showed that 391.6 millimeters (15.4 inches) of rain fell over the past four days of the last recent report. This can be marked as the city's heaviest rainfall since 1990.
Schools, as stated earlier, had been temporarily closed by the Department of Education in New South Wales on Monday because of this heavy flooding caused by the heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology prompted a series of advisory warnings for heavy rains, wind and further flooding on Monday, attempting to inform citizens during these chaotic times. When talking to Allie Kennedy about this topic, she said, “It is so important to have people warning the public about ways to remain safe and stable during times like these.”
On Monday, The New South Wales Rural Fire Service tweeted that the heavy rains have aided in the extinguishing of over 30 fires since this past Friday. Junior, Kieran Tully said, “I’m relieved to hear that even though these rains have had many negative effects, some fires stopped, which I know had deep effects on many people in Australia and wildlife.” Since Australia has been experiencing unbearably terrible news recently, as we all know, although the circumstances, this news was extremely positive to many. Some of these blazes that were extinguished as a result of the heavy rain have been blazing for several months.