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Australia's Rare Wet Spell: Heavy Rain, Floods, and Power Outages

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Australias Simpson Desert experiences rare, heavy rainfall and extreme weather, with at least four states facing potential record-breaking downpours. A slow-moving low-pressure system has been dumping rain on typically dry outback regions, causing flooding, power outages, and numerous rescues. The unusual wet spell has shattered records, with flooding washing away parts of the East West rail line and stranding communities. Conditions are expected to ease in some areas by Friday, but above-average rain is forecast for much of northern Australia and parts of New South Wales north coast through March.

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