Thousands of Australians without power as heavy rain, damaging winds lash Tasmania


SYDNEY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people in Australia's Tasmania state were without power on Sunday after a cold front brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.

"Around 30,000 customers are without power across the state this morning," Tasnetworks, a state-owned power company, said on Facebook on Sunday morning.

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