She is greeted with cries of joy. The rain fell in Australia, relieving regions of Australia affected by gigantic fires since September. In the state of New South Wales (South-East Australia), locals are enjoying the rainy weather and the air quality is improving. But to date, thirty fires are still out of control in this state, according to a rural fire service.
More generally, since the devastating fires started in September, at least 28 people have died, around 1 billion animals may have perished, more than 2,000 homes have been destroyed and an area of 100,000 square kilometers (10 million hectares) - larger than the area of South Korea - went up in smoke.
