Rain Soaks More Areas in Australia, Plus Already Flooded Centres

Another week of rain is forecast for flood ravaged parts of Australia. A monsoon trough continues to linger, dumping more rain on far north Queensland as it recovers from record flooding caused by Tropical Cyclone Jasper while the Northern Territory has again been impacted by a tropical low. Capital cities including Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin and Canberra each experienced showers on Monday, Jan. 15, or they were forecast. The far north Queensland community of Degarra is already at “breaking point” weeks after the cyclone wreaked havoc, with more rain on the way. Areas between Townsville and Cairns on Jan. 15 reported 24-hour totals of between 100mm and 180mm. Innisfail copped 290mm....