Up to 700mm in rainfalls and destructive gusts predicted to hit south-east Queensland and northern NSW
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Swathes of south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales were on alert for flash flooding and damaging winds as more than 330,000 buildings were without power on Sunday morning due to ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
After the downgraded cyclone made landfall just north of Brisbane overnight as a tropical low, the Bureau of Meteorology was still predicting up to 700mm of rain and destructive gusts to hit the region through to Monday.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/09/more-than-330000-buildings-without-power-as-ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred-brings-dangerous-rain-and-winds
Author : Elias Visontay, Rafqa Touma, Ben Smee and Susan Chenery
Publish date : 2025-03-09 03:00:00
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