
And more than 230k lightning strikes.
And, as if that isn’t enough, they just had a volcano blow its top and kill tourists along with stranding others.
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New Zealand volcano eruption surprises visitors from cruise ship Ovation of the Seas
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Australia on fire, waiting for heavy rains; Sydney blanketed in smoke and ashes

Ma Nature can certainly be fickle. She slams New Zealand with rain and leave Australia high and dry.

There’s lots of rain but it’s all going to the north.
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