Rain showers extinguish fire in Australia

Torrential rain showers has extinguished a third of fires in New South Wales.

Officials say that severe rain has controlled 20 out of 60 fires on the east coast of Australia yesterday.

Officials have also warned of flash flooding in Sydney and other areas near the coast.

The Bureau of Meteorology said that some of the affected areas got the most rain showers in a year.      

Most rain has been recorded in Sydney for over 15 months on Friday.

City’s lord mayor Clover Moore said, “It was fantastic to wake up to much-needed rain this morning!”

Officials have closed beaches for the public. 

NSW Rural Fire Service spokesperson Angela Burford said to the international news agency, “This is that constant, steady, decent rainfall that we’ve been praying for so long,”

 “This isn’t just one of those scattered showers we saw a month ago. This is helping our firefighters, and in some places, giving them a well-needed rest.”

Daily weather updates

Weather in Karachi remains cold and dry with cool nights.

The minimum temperature recorded today morning was 11 Degrees Celsius and can range from 11 to 14 degrees Celsius till the next two days.

Apart from that, the maximum temperature can remain from 25 to 27 Degrees Celsius till the next two days.

On the contrary, the weather will remain cold and dry in most parts of the country whereas Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts extreme cold temperatures in northern areas.

Weather will remain extreme cold in areas including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan.

On the contrary, PMD has also forecast moderate fog at motorways from Islamabad to Lahore, Peshawar to Islamabad, Lahore to Abdul Hakim and Pindi Bhatian to Multan.