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Rain brings relief to Fraser firefighters as southeast mops up after storm cell
Tuesday December 08, 2020
Overnight rain has brought relief to firefighting efforts on Fraser Island and eased concerns in the Happy Valley community, which has been under threat from major bushfire.
Helilift Australia (McDermott Aviation) water dumping chopper 417 refuels at Hervey Bay Airport to assist with the Fraser Island bushfire. (Photo: ABC)
The blaze, which has been burning for more than seven weeks, has burnt about 50 per cent of the World Heritage-listed island after it was started by an illegal campfire.
The beachside township of Happy Valley was under sustained threat on Monday…
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