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From flash flooding to destructive wind: 15 photos of Australia's extreme weather over the weekend.

 

After a relentless summer of bushfires and dry smoky conditions, Australia is now being battered by torrential rainfall.

All around the country, storm surges and flash flooding have caused homes to lose power, towns to be evacuated and roads and train lines to close.

Even pockets of bushfire-ravaged land are now experiencing extreme flooding.