Vic welcomes rain before long 週末
Rain has continued to 攻撃する Victoria, 現在のing some challenges for 緊急 services in the 明言する/公表する where a dozen bushfires are 燃やすing.
But Victorian 首相 Daniel Andrews says he'd rather they be 取引,協定ing with challenges such as land slides than a hot northerly 勝利,勝つd which could whip up 現在進行中の 炎s.
乾燥した,日照りの 雷 誘発するd 44 new 解雇する/砲火/射撃s in the 明言する/公表する on Wednesday まっただ中に hot and 風の強い 天候, but most were quickly dealt with by firefighters.
There were still 12 解雇する/砲火/射撃s 燃やすing in Victoria on Thursday, the worst of which are in East Gippsland and the northeast.
Most are 燃やすing at the advice level, but one out-of-支配(する)/統制する 炎 at Buldah in East Gippsland is 支配する to a 'watch and 行為/法令/行動する' 警報, with 航空機 始める,決める to 戦う/戦い the 炎上s as soon as 条件s 許す.
"A change in 天候 条件s has made this 解雇する/砲火/射撃 more active," 緊急 管理/経営 Victoria 警告するd about 8:30am.
A 冷静な/正味の change that swept across the 明言する/公表する on Wednesday brought 普及した rain 普通の/平均(する)ing between 25mm to 30mm across Melbourne 夜通し.
条件s 港/避難所't been as wet in bushfire-影響する/感情d 地域s, with scarcely any rain east of Bairnsdale, which received いっそう少なく than 5mm.
The 明言する/公表する 緊急 Service received more than 500 calls for help in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, about 360 of which were for fallen trees and only nine of which were for flooding.
Mr Andrews said 嵐/襲撃するs from 最近の days, 含むing rains which have 攻撃する,衝突する bushfire-影響する/感情d areas, are 供給するing challenges for firefighters, 含むing land slippage and slides.
"It can be very dangerous, but it's much better than a hot northerly 勝利,勝つd," he told Nine's Today on Thursday.
A 厳しい 天候 警告 from the Bureau of Meteorology is in place for strong 勝利,勝つd in eastern elevated areas on Thursday, with その上の gusts to develop in parts of the 明言する/公表する's south.
But the 降雨 will give way to (疑いを)晴らす skies on Friday and 気温s 推定する/予想するd to stay in the l ow 20s until Monday.
Victoria's bushfires have so far burnt more than 1.5 million ヘクタールs, おもに in the 明言する/公表する's East Gippsland and northeast 地域s.
Ahead of planned travels during the long 週末, 緊急 管理/経営 Commissioner Andrew Crisp 勧めるd Victorians to remain vigilant.