The Guardian reports on events in south Australia as communities there prepare for the heaviest rainfall in decades:

Emergency crews were bracing for a busy weekend, with heavy rain and flooding set to hit South Australia, while Alice Springs and Bendigo were hit by floods.

Up to 200mm is expected to fall by Sunday in parts of South Australia, its heaviest rainfall in 30 years.

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The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning for heavy rainfall for the Flinders, Riverland, north east pastoral and parts of the mid north districts.

Record rain was expected to fall over Alice Springs putting suburbs at risk of flooding.

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