Not over yet: Flood sirens sounding, as huge clean-up begins
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.
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.
Incredible drone footage has captured the Brisbane River seeping into backyards as a raging torrent makes its way downstream. SEE THE VIDEO
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
Tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a Category 1 system and has hit Moreton Island as the system makes a beeline for the mainland.
Hope is on the horizon for Gold Coasters cut off from electricity, with crews getting thousand back on the grid despite difficult conditions, with cheers in one badly-affected suburb when power came back on.
Tracking data released late Thursday night has delayed the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred once more, with the slow-brewing monster set to unleash torrential rainfall on the southeast this evening.
Cyclone Alfred will cross the South East Queensland coast later than previously estimated, according to the latest weather bureau estimate.
A Queensland football coach and referee has made a bid for freedom after being charged with the rape and grooming of a teenage girl.
The Prime Minister is on his way and tens of thousands are being warned to pack their bags in the hours after TC Alfred officially turned, headed for South East Queensland, bringing 400mm daily rain totals and 150km/h winds.
Police are expected to lay more charges against a former kids basketball coach described as an alleged “child predator”.
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