Much-needed rain falls in New South Wales’ bushfire-ravaged communities

A thunderstorm brought much-needed rain to a property in drought-stricken Tingha, Australia, flooding the grounds of the property on Thursday. Rainfall was forecast across most of New South Wales, with firefighters hoping the rain would help extinguish many of the fires burning across the state.

• Thunderstorms, heavy rain spread across Australia’s wildfire-covered east coast