Wooroloo bushfire devastation leaves residents like Jessica Blackwell with nothing but memories
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Jessica Blackwell s Gidgegannup home was one of 86 properties destroyed in the blaze.
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After days of panic, worry and uncertainty, Jessica Blackwell returned to her home north-east of Perth only to find its charred remains.
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Jessica Blackwell s home was one of 86 properties destroyed by the blaze
Property owners are still coming to terms with their losses
There was still a sense of shock and disbelief in her voice as she described the first moments of seeing the devastation caused after a massive fire tore through bushland and semi-rural properties in the Perth Hills.
Severe weather warning cancelled for south-west WA as rain brings fire relief
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A satellite map shows the weather system off the south-west corner of Western Australia.
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Heavy rain has extinguished the fire threat in Western Australia s south, but the wet weather is creating other challenges for the state s emergency services.
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Rain helped to contain fires in the south-west on Saturday night
The low pressure system also caused flooding in and around Carnarvon
Strong winds and rain battered areas south of Mandurah throughout Sunday as a low pressure system moved down the coast.
Perth Hills bushfire emergency warning zone shrinks as number of homes lost reaches 86
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Another five homes have been confirmed lost in the bushfire emergency north-east of Perth, bringing the total to 86, after firefighters entered their fifth day battling the out-of-control blaze.
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The focus remains around Gidgegannup, Shady Hills estate and east Bullsbrook
Authorities suspect a second blaze nearby may have been deliberately lit
Damage assessment teams discovered the gutted homes overnight as they continued carrying out a secondary assessment of properties in the fire zone, parts of which reopened to residents this afternoon.
Uncertain weather outlook for WA firegrounds as thunderstorms forecast for south-east
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Lows on either side of the country projected at 9:00am AEDT Wednesday.
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the north-west coast, a transient Tasman low is brewing in the east and a front is making its way across the Bight.
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Although temperatures are expected to ease, dry, windy conditions will continue to make firefighting difficult in south-west WA
The low that has been tracking along the WA coast is no longer expected to reach cyclone level in the coming days
A cold front and cut-off low pressure system is expected to bring thunderstorms to the south-east at end the week