'Thunderstorm asthma': Two die and thousands fall sick as freak phenomenon hits Melbourne, Australia

Chris Hopkins/ Getty Images A major storm that hit Melbourne on Monday night appears to have caused a mass outbreak of an illness known as “thunderstorm asthma”. The Age reports that an unprecedented number of people fell acutely ill on Monday after the storm struck at around 6pm. Two people in Melbourne’s west died, including a man waiting 30 minutes for an ambulance. Other emergency services helped respond to the unexpected demand and hospitals were also overwhelmed as people presented a...