Australia, Cyclone Alfred and Gold Coast

Rare cyclone batters Brisbane and Australia’s Gold Coast
Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was downgraded to a tropical low, and made landfall on the mainland on Saturday. It was the first storm of its kind in the area in 51 years.
Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the most southerly tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.
Schools are closed and public transport has stopped as rare cyclone approaches Australian coast
Schools are closed, public transport has stopped and desperate residents are getting around shortages of sandbags by buying sacks of potting mix as a region of eastern Australia is lashed by wind and rain from a rare approaching tropical cyclone.
300,000 homes without power after ex-Cyclone Alfred leaves destruction along Australia’s east coast
Hundreds of thousands of people are under a blackout in Queensland, while flood warnings remain in place across New South Wales, after ex-Cyclone Alfred left a trail of destruction along Australia’s east coast.
Ice Cube Stuck in Gold Coast Hotel as Cyclone Alfred Approaches Australia
Ice Cube has found himself caught in the chaos of Cyclone Alfred, with the rap icon stranded at his Gold Coast hotel as the storm barrels toward Australia’s southeastern coast.
Cyclone Alfred: ‘Extremely rare’ storm inches towards Australia coast, flights disrupted
Australia is bracing for severe flooding as Cyclone Alfred approaches, bringing the threat of torrential rain, destructive winds, and storm surges along the eastern coast. The tropical cyclone, which had been moving steadily,
Australia's east coast braces for rare strike from powerful tropical cyclone
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is approaching Australia’s east coast, bringing destructive winds up to 100 mph. Residents are urged to evacuate and prepare for potential flooding and prolonged impacts.
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 ...
Ex-cyclone Alfred live updates: 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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Cyclone Alfred weakens as it closes in on Australia's east coast
A tropical cyclone weakened to a tropical low weather ... More than 250,000 homes and businesses had lost power in the region, mostly in Gold Coast city south of Brisbane.
Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate arrives in Australia after Las Vegas trip as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears
Flamboyant Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate is back on Aussie shores after his US jaunt, but he is still a long way from his rainswept home.
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Australian Surfer Braving Waves As Cyclone Alfred Approaches Goes Viral
a park in the Gold Coast, a coastal city just outside Brisbane, the state capital of Queensland, according to the location shared with the post. Alfred—a category 2 tropical cyclone with ...
‘Its impact will be serious’ – Thousands of Irish in Australia warned to stay clear as Cyclone Alfred remains a threat
THOUSANDS of Irish citizens residing in Australia are warned to stay clear as Cyclone Alfred threatens to unleash floods ...
Floods, mass power cuts as wild weather bashes eastern Australia
Gusts and torrential rain have blacked out more than a quarter of a million properties and swamped parts of Australia's east ...