Victoria to adopt emergency warning system in wake of thunderstorm asthma

Final report into deadly storm event finds that though it could not be predicted, authorities were not adequately prepared

Victoria will adopt a warning system and a statewide emergency plan for crises such as the thunderstorm asthma that hit the state last year, killing nine people.

The final report into the deadly storm event, which was handed down on Thursday, found it could not be predicted but emergency services were not adequately prepared for such a wide-scale catastrophe.

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