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Storms soak SA's Lower Eyre Peninsula and West Coast

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Weatherzone.com - 3/08/13, Ben McBurney

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Slow-moving thunderstorms soaked South Australia's Lower Eyre Peninsula and West Coast yesterday, with some places seeing their heaviest rain in over a decade.

The highest totals were seen across the state's Lower Eyre Peninsula, with Coulta picking up 54mm, its heaviest rain since 2006. This is also Coulta's seventh heaviest fall in 129 years of records. Further north, Lock received 45mm, its heaviest rain since 1997, while Coles Point received 34mm, its heaviest March fall since 2006.

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Floods swamp thousands of homes in Jakarta

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Weatherzone - George Roberts, 3/05/13

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Indonesian authorities say more than 16,000 people have been affected by flooding in the capital Jakarta.


The water came up overnight after heavy rains in Jakarta and upstream in Bogor, swamping areas of the capital that had only just recovered from January's major flood.

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