Heavy rain forecast for Australia’s east coast as third La Niña brings fears of renewed flooding

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Parts of Australia's east coast could be hit by ongoing flooding within days, just a week after the official declaration of a rare third La Nina.

A low-pressure system is forecast to cause widespread rain and storms across much of the inland south-east from Wednesday and possible major flooding from already full waterways across southern Queensland, inland New South Wales and northern Victoria.