Australia’s southern states are enjoying a mostly warm and sunny Christmas Day but heavy rain and storms are threatening to dampen celebrations in the north.
People have flocked to beaches or cranked up backyard barbecues to enjoy the balmy weather but elsewhere others face anxious times due to past rains.
South Australians living along the Murray River are bracing for peaking flood levels, with residents advised to consider evacuating as the water rises to levels not seen in a century.
The peak will be lower than first predicted but thousands of properties along the Murray are still facing inundation in coming weeks.
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