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Nov 27 2016, 12:26 am ET

Rare 'Thunderstorm Asthma' Kills Six in Melbourne, Australia

by Associated Press

Six people have died and five others remained on life support after a rare condition known as "thunderstorm asthma" struck Melbourne, Australia, officials said Sunday.

The sixth victim died in a hospital on Saturday night from medical complications stemming from a wild thunderstorm that struck Australia's second-largest city Monday night, a Health Department statement said...

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/rare-thunderstorm-asthma-kills-six-melbourne-australia-n688691
 
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