Storms and Floods

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India - A thunderstorm that hit three villages in the Imphal East District of Manipur, India has damaged more than 100 houses. The thunderstorm caused heavy damage at Keibi and Chanung with numerous trees and bamboos uprooted in the areas.

Australia - Raging flash floods claimed the lives of three people whose homes were washed away in floods as cyclonic weather hit Sydney.Two men and a woman were trapped in their houses as the floodwater surged through the small town of Dungog north of Sydney in the early hours of Tuesday.It is believed their houses started to move off their foundations and float away shortly before dawn.Winds of up to 135 km/h hit Sydney overnight and more than 150 mm rain fell.

China - At least seven coal miners were killed and 13 left trapped after a shaft flooded at a mine in northern China, state media reported Tuesday. More than 600 rescue workers were pumping water and drilling holes from the surface in hopes of reaching those still inside the Jiangjiawan mine near the city of Datong, the reports said.