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Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: Parts of parched Australia received its heaviest rainfall in years but farmers warned that much more was needed if the six-year drought was to be broken. Towns in eastern Australia have experienced at least 25 millimetres (one inch) of rain since a wet weather system arrived with the National Farmers Federation saying the rain was vital to winter crops but more was needed to break the drought which is crippling farm production and threatening water supplies in major cities. AFP PHOTO/William WEST (Photo credit should read )