Alfred raises flood risk

Alfred raises flood risk as tropical storm whips Australian coast with wind and rain
A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come. Cyclone Alfred,
Storm Alfred latest: Australian PM warns ‘worse to come’ as fierce winds and flooding hit coast
Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese warned that there is “worse to come” as ex-cyclone Alfred fierce winds and heavy flooding strike Australia’s east coast. The formerly named Tropical Cyclone Alfred was expected to become the first cyclone to cross the Australian coast near the Queensland state capital of Brisbane since 1974.
Australia’s east coast battered by Alfred’s deadly winds, heavy rains
Damaging winds and torrential rains from Alfred continue to wreak havoc across Australia’s Queensland region. Gusts and torrential rain have caused widespread power outages and triggered flash floods in parts of Australia’s east coast, with one person killed and a dozen soldiers wounded.
Ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred: High winds, heavy rain as Brisbane, Gold Coast residents evacuated
Ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low, as it approaches Australia’s eastern coast. Although the speed at which Alfred is travelling has slowed, Brisbane locals have been sent a stark warning of what might be to come.
Gold Coast preparing for the worst as Tropical Cyclone Alfred prepares to cross coast
Australia’s premier tourist destination will be a virutal ghost town on Thursday with the Gold Coast shutting down as extremely heavy rains and strong winds hit the region ahead of the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Storm Alfred: Former cyclone hits Australia's east coast
Cyclone Alfred - which has been downgraded from a cyclone to a tropical low - has caused flooding, damage to buildings and left thousands without power across the eastern coast of Australia. Millions of people across Queensland and north New South Wales have been affected.
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred reaches mainland Queensland
Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred has officially reached the mainland in Queensland's south-east bringing with it intense winds and fears of flooding.
Tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast leaving 1 dead and several injured
Flooding rains will continue for days to lash a region of the Australian east coast even though it avoided its first tropical ...
Gold Coast City releases new mapping which show 6000 properties in Cyclone Alfred’s firing line
At least 6000 Gold Coast properties could be impacted by flooding or storm surges due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred, new mapping ...
Ex-cyclone Alfred: Palm Beach, Gold Coast hotel sanctuary for Kiwi pensioner as wild weather hits Queensland
A Kiwi pensioner trapped on the Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred thrashed Australia’s eastern coast overnight has described the ...
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Cylone Alfred: Gold Coast City Council is threatening beachgoers and surfers with $16,000 fines
Beachgoers during Cyclone Alfred have been labelled 'reckless' and could be hit with huge fines. The category two system was about 180km off the Gold Coast early on Friday and causing huge ...
Gold Coast family's lucky escape as tree falls on home as cyclone approached
A series of decisions made by Daniel Spindler and his wife saved them from a once-in-a-generation cyclone after a tree came ...
Aussie DJ WILLO shows off shock flooding at Gold Coast Meriton apartments
One of Australia’s ritziest high-end apartment buildings has suffered serious flooding during ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, ...
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: Army trucks collide in flood zone, body of man found
An intense week-long wait for Tropical Cyclone Alfred — now downgraded into a tropical low — has culminated in death, injury ...
Gold Coast families turn prolonged power outage into bonding opportunity
Long-shelved board games are being dusted off as families on the Gold Coast make the most of prolonged outages.