Why are migrants more at risk of asthma in Australia?

As the inquest into a fatal freak thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne comes to a close, SBS News asks health experts why some people may be at higher risk.

As the inquest into a fatal freak thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne comes to a close, SBS News asks health experts why some people may be at higher risk.

เอสบีเอสนิวส์สอบถามผู้เชี่ยวชาญว่าเหตุใดบางคนจึงมีความเสี่ยงสูงต่อการเกิดหอบหืดที่มากับพายุฝนฟ้าคะนอง Source: Images obtained by SBS News

A severe weather change around 6pm on 21 November 2016 might have been expected to bring relief from the hot Melbourne day. But instead, it brought an unprecedented crisis to the city as thousands of people suffered breathing problems from severe allergic reactions to grass pollen flung in the air by the storm.

You can read the full story in English on SBS News here.


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By Kelsey Munro
Presented by Tanu Attajarusit
Source: SBS News, AAP

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