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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Royce Kurmelovs

Monsoon system wreaking havoc across Australia leaves towns cut off and roads flooded

A road closed sign blocks a crossing at flooded causeway outside the town of Tumut, NSW
The monsoon system brought tropical moisture and massive rainfalls to many parts of Australia. Photograph: Tracey Nearmy/AAP

Fires, flooding and humidity may have made life hard for many Australians in the last week but it looks like there may be a reprieve as the monsoon system causing havoc across the continent is expected to break apart before the weekend.

A monsoonal weather system swept across the continent dragging with it tropical moisture from the equator that caused massive rainfalls from the far north-west of the country, right into central Australia.

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