Posted in Web Heavy rains douse Australia fires, helping firefighters … January 17, 2020 (australia fires) According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology , widespread rainfall amounts of 0.4 inches to one inch have fallen across a large area from Melbourne northeast to Gladstone … https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/01/16/heavy-rains-drench-some-australia-bush-fire-zones-helping-firefighters-contain-raging-blazes/