Rain falls in eastern Australia but not enough to break drought, bureau says

While many in eastern Australia woke to rain on Friday, the wet weather will not be enough to bring significant relief to farmers affected by the drought in New South Wales and Queensland, the Bureau of Meteorology has said.

 Rain falls in Sydney on Friday morning but the wet
weather may not impact the ongoing drought.

But farmers are still hopeful forecast rain will start to make a dent in what has been described as the area’s worst drought in 50 years.

The bureau said on Friday moderate rainfall was forecast for south-east Queensland and large swathes of New South Wales, including some thunderstorms.

Read the story by Luke Henriques-Gomes from The Guardian - “Rain falls in eastern Australia but not enough to break drought, bureau says.”