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Thunderstorms brought Heavy Rain to fire-hit regions of Eastern Australia - But the authorities are warning The Nation 's bushfire crisis is "far from over".

More Than 80 fires were Still Burning in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria on Monday , despite the downpours.

Melbourne and Canberra have been struck, the fall by severe storms with hail as big as Golf balls in some areas.

hundreds of emergency calls windshields in The Nation 's capital were made, as the hail office smash the windows and car.

More severe storms forecast for Sydney and Brisbane late on Monday .

and flooding in the last few days, bringing relief for some blaze zones.

But strong winds also generated clouds of dust, temporarily blackening the sky in NSW, the cities of Orange and Dubbo .

clouds of dust enveloped the central-Western towns in New South Wales on Sunday

dozens of communities in Australia 's South-East still has not recovered from the fires, which have been described as The Most destructive on record.

Since September, blazes, at least 30 people, destroyed killed, over 2,000 houses and burned the country - ran to 10 million hectares an area almost the size of England.

The Crisis has been exacerbated by the record-breaking temperatures, drought and Climate Change .

'Must remain vigilant'

On Monday , Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews said the recent rain had proved to be "very helpful" to Bush fire affected communities.

But he added that the storms had some of The Fire -fighting efforts are hindered, and caused a landslide on a highway.

"Ultimately, we have to remain vigilant. It is the 20. January - The Fire season is far from over," said Mr Andrews told reporters.

Mr Andrews said there was still a "huge fire edge" of More Than 1. 5 million hectares of fires, which had flared up in The State , in the East on New Year 's eve.

The Fire on air quality in The State capital, Melbourne, rose to dangerous levels over the last week due to smoke from nearby Bush.

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How long The Fire will be a threat last?

In the worst-affected New South Wales , The Number of fires has More Than halved since The First week of January - at 150 burned fires. There were 69 active were fires in The State on Sunday.

But officials told the BBC there was still "many months" are in The Fire season, particularly in Victoria, South Australia , Tasmania and the southern parts of New South Wales and Western Australia .

"We have not yet reached the peak of fire season in parts of southern Australia . History shows us that February is Extremely Dangerous ," said Dr. Richard Thornton from the bushfire and natural hazards Co-operative Research Centre.

"and The Rain is not important, it means we are out of The Woods ," he said. "Our conditions are not so dry that it takes a lot to dry out of the bush When The High temperatures and winds back. "

Historically, the worst fire broke out in late January and February, But the authorities have warned that severe fires could continue into April.

officials in NSW have warned against a return to hot and windy conditions later This Week .

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Source of news: bbc.com