Cyclone Alfred hits eastern Australia

Описание: Thousands of residents in eastern Australia have been ordered to evacuate or stay indoors as Cyclone Alfred lashes the region with torrential rain, fierce winds, and towering waves, causing widespread power outages, beach erosion, and airport closures.

The tropical storm, which has crossed coastal islands ahead of its expected landfall early on Saturday has been downgraded to a category 1, but warnings of extremely dangerous wind, rain and flooding remain.

More than 250,000 homes were without power from northern Brisbane down to Lismore in NSW as the weather system continued its slow approach.

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