A southeast Queensland street of residents is feeling forgotten and abandoned in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred with no telecommunications, power or water for possibly a whole week.
Brisbane residents will avoid the same devastation they endured in the historic 2011 and 2022 floods, but have not escaped unscathed.
As the waters begin to recede and the massive clean-up job begins in some parts, a town smashed by floods in 2011 is once again in the firing line as Alfred’s aftermath rolls on.
Brisbane’s Lord Mayor called for residents to work together to set up a “Ute Army” to help deal with the huge clean-up in the aftermath of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Brisbane residents have been forced to self evacuate and bunker on top floors as flood waters rose to dangerous levels. READ THEIR STORIES
More than 206,000 homes and businesses across South East Queensland remain without power, and it could take a fortnight to restore the hardest hit areas.
Gold Coast residents have been urged to seek shelter and Brisbane faces fresh flood alerts as rain from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred keeps coming. LATEST UPDATES
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred has continued to wreak havoc for supermarkets, with many reopening their doors despite limited fresh produce, meat and bread.
A Redcliffe man has incredibly slept through the roof of his home being torn off as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred swept through Moreton Bay last night when it finally made landfall.
Meteorologists have warned heavy rain could continue into next week causing life-threatening flash flooding, with the centre of the system to the furthest cloud bands measuring 400km.
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