By Ashok VermaNORTH Central region residents and firefighters still reeling after battling 40-plus degrees centigrade scorchers last week can breathe some sigh of relief with much-desired cool change with temperatures down to 19 degrees on Sunday, and rain forecast tomorrow and on Thursday. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast temperatures to be in the 20s until January 20.04With 32 fires still...
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