One Dead, Thousands Without Power After Victorian Storms

A severe thunderstorm in Melbourne, bushfires in the Grampians, and strong winds around Gippsland have left damage across Victoria. The State Emergency Service fielded 3,500 calls for help between Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures in some parts of the state exceeded 40 degrees Celcius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), while winds gusted up to 150 kilometres per hour. A catastrophic fire danger rating was declared for some areas on Tuesday, the first since the deadly Black Summer of 2019-20. One man—a 50-year-old dairy farmer, believed to have been struck by flying debris while driving a tractor—has died, while 529,000 homes were left without power at the peak of yesterday’s storm....