Highest rainfall in a century: 843mm of rain and 80,000 lightning bolts
The township of Broome has also faced a massive clean-up, recording 564 millimetres in the 48 hours to 9am Tuesday and a staggering 80,000 lightning strikes in a 24-hour period.
"The countryside was looking pretty good, but now it's certainly got a hell of an advantage from this rain," he said.
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