Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is dumping heavy rain across south-east Queensland as hundreds of thousands remain without power.
NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden has warned we’re not out of the woods yet with ‘phenomenal’ rain forecast for the region.
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.