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One Dead As Storms Hit Australia’s Southeast

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One Dead As Storms Hit Australia’s Southeast

One woman has died, schools have been shuttered and tens of thousands of people were without power Monday, as wild storms lashed Australia. Police said a 63-year-old woman died after a tree fell on a cabin in the country’s southeast. “Destructive” winds of more than 110 kilometres (68 miles) per hour are lashing the region, … Read more

Mizoram: Five dead, several missing as stone quarry collapses amid rains

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Mizoram: Five dead, several missing as stone quarry collapses amid rains

Five people died and several others were missing as a stone quarry collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district amid incessant rains on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident happened around 6 am in an area between Melthum and Hlimen on the southern outskirts of the Aizawl town, they said. Five bodies have been recovered, while several … Read more