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Heavy rain floods roads on Tasmania’s east coast but reprieve on the way
Heavy rain across Tasmania has caused flash flooding, closing roads on the state’s east coast, and dampened the efforts of Christmas shoppers in the state’s south.
Key points:
- Rain is starting to ease after heavy dumps across the state’s north and east closed several roads
- Gray in the north east has received 150mm in the last four days
- The Christmas Day forecast is for only light showers in the south and west
The rain has come from a low-pressure system which moved into the state from Victoria, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) said it would clear before Christmas Day.
Meteorologist Luke Johnston said most of the rain had fallen in the north east and on the east coast.
“We’ve seen around 70 millimetres recorded in the last 24 hours [to…
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