Australia: Cyclone triggers southern storms

The tail end of one of Australia’s largest cyclones triggered wild storms and flash flooding at the other end of the country, while residents at the epicentre picked through what was left of their homes.

The tropical low that was Cyclone Yasi, which tore through the north east earlier this week, was active over central Australia and making a series of thunderstorms over the southern city of Melbourne and other large towns in Victoria state much worse, the Bureau of Meteorology said.