More than 10,000 households and businesses left without power due to intense thunderstorms.
Four people in Australia have been taken to hospital after being struck by lightning near the iconic Sydney Opera House, authorities have said.
The four victims, including a 36-year-old couple and a 19-year-old man, were sheltering under a tree near the famous landmark during a violent storm on Monday when they were struck, ambulance workers said.
The New South Wales ambulance service’s Dominic Wong told reporters that the victims suffered burns and presented with cardiac symptoms after the…








