Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is dumping heavy rain across south-east Queensland as hundreds of thousands remain without power.
Thousands without power as Cyclone Alfred hits Queensland
Thousands of Australians without power as storm Alfred lashes Queensland
(Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia's Queensland state were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone, brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.
Thousands of Australians Without Power as Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lashes Queensland
The ex-tropical cyclone reached the Queensland coast on Saturday as a "tropical low" after 16 days as a cyclone, prompting preparations by millions of residents. State capital Bri
NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden has warned we’re not out of the woods yet with ‘phenomenal’ rain forecast for the region.
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Acting Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy has defended the warnings issued by police to the community, after residents in Brisbane were caught off guard by cyclonic level winds overnight to Sunday.
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AMP chief economist Shane Oliver estimated the cost of the storm could be $1.1 billion a day based on the population of affected regions, but that was expected to be a “very short-term impact”. “Then you’ve got this flip side of that, the rebuilding kicks in and that acts as a stimulus,” Oliver said.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has outlined how schools, public transport and supermarkets will be impacted this week in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Nearly 100,000 homes and businesses across Brisbane and the City of Moreton Bay have been left without power, with residents warned intense rainfall was still to come on Monday.
Brisbane residents have relived their horror after a massive gum tree came crashing through their family home during cyclonic winds last night.
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Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city.
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