Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane
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.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 storm, is set to impact Brisbane with severe weather, and panic buying has kicked in.
Millions of residents across Queensland and New South Wales are bracing for wild weather, with the centre of Tropical Cyclone Alfred expected to cross the coast on Friday.
Residents in areas prone to flooding have been urged to evacuate by Australian authorities, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, rapper and actor Ice Cube is currently Down Under at a hotel "on the beach.
It’s that upper ridge that will change the direction of the cyclone and see it head west, towards the Queensland coast,” Wong says.What has the Queensland government said?Queensland Premier David ...
Schools across South East Queensland’s cyclone-impacted areas will be closed and residents have been told to stay at home on ...
What is making the storm unusual and why are forecasters concerned? - Alfred’s unusual path is a sign of climate change, ...
Slow-moving Cyclone Alfred is barrelling toward Brisbane - Australia’s third biggest city - and the nearby tourist town of ...
Cyclone Alfred has slowed considerably as it moves towards the coast, and could now make landfall as late as Friday evening.
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