PHOTO: Fast and heavy rainfall has set new challenges for firefighters on the ground. (NSW RFS)
Rainfall has been welcomed across the Western Plains, but none so appreciative as the Walgett shire, where an out of control bushfire burned over 22 thousand hectares before being controlled.
After over a week of fighting fires that brought crews and planes from across the state, the Hudson Fire was contained on Sunday 19 November.
While the local weather station measured 26mm, some properties around Walgett reported rainfalls up to 200mm…