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After Alfred, Brisbane’s rising creeks bring all-too-familiar anxiety

The Brisbane River’s suburban tributaries are designed to work as the city’s floodway. It’s a system that works – until it doesn’t

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Twelve soldiers remain in Lismore hospital after army trucks rolled in northern NSW

Two personnel in serious condition after accident near city lashed by torrential rain brought by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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Almost 230,000 properties without power as ex-tropical cyclone brings more dangerous rain

South-east Queensland and northern NSW face further heavy downpours and flash flooding

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Argentina Port City 'Destroyed' By Massive Rainstorm, 13 Dead

Argentina's port city of Bahia Blanca has been "destroyed" after being pummeled by a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours, killing 13 and driving hundreds from their homes, authorities said Saturday.

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1 dead and several injured as tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast

Officials say flooding rains will continue for days to lash a region of the Australian east coast even though it avoided its first tropical cyclone in 51 years

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Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: what we know about when power and phone coverage will be restored

Here’s what we know so far about when electricity and mobile phone services will come back on, and when schools, airports and workplaces will reopen

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Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert

Authorities on Sunday warned of intense rainfall and dangerous thunderstorms about Brisbane, as remnants of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred continue to be felt across southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales.

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How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?

Cyclones and floods are terrifying and unpredictable. The stress of ensuring your family’s safety, worrying about what might happen and then coping with the aftermath can feel overwhelming.

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After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred

More than 300,000 homes and businesses are without power and residents are bracing for heavy rain and flooding after ex-Cyclone Alfred made landfall on Saturday night.

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Body of missing man found in floodwaters

The body of a man who went missing in floodwaters has been found as a state endures more dangerous weather from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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Anxious 'wait and see' as cyclone and floods threaten

A search is underway for a man swept away by floodwaters after days of rain, with an approaching cyclone threatening to dump more and push rivers higher.

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‘No-one wants to go through this again’: how disaster-stricken residents in northern NSW are preparing for Cyclone Alfred

It’s been three years since floods pummelled the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. Now, Cyclone Alfred is heading for the region, threatening devastation once more.

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Growers move stock higher, bracing for Cyclone Alfred

Growers have been moving their stock and machinery to higher ground to prepare for Cyclone Alfred, as heavy rain floods paddocks and cuts off rural roads.

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Firm engineers flood fortress to avoid third drenching

A business has taken no chances trying to avoid another flood, gluing tarps to windows and even sealing toilets as Cyclone Alfred looms.

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The morning after: here’s what to do once Cyclone Alfred has passed

Cyclone Alfred is due to cross the coast of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales late on Friday night or early Saturday morning. Millions of people may wake to a giant mess, if they get any sleep at all.

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Thousands urged to evacuate ahead of five days of rain

Residents in areas previously devastated by record floods are anxious as a tropical cyclone approaches, with thousands losing power as others are told to flee.

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Canary Islands flooding mapped: Where has been affected as islands remain under ‘pre-alert’ for rain?

Major flooding burst reservoir banks in Tenerife and Gran Canaria causing widespread damage in the popular holiday hotspots

The Guardian - AU

Flood-weary Murwillumbah waits and readies as Tropical Cyclone Alfred looms

Some residents are still homeless after the 2022 floods and many more are still traumatised. Alfred is coming anyway

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‘Prepare for the worst’: northern NSW warned Alfred’s impact could rival devastating 2022 floods

More than 100 schools closed and thousands without power as Tropical Cyclone Alfred generates high winds – even before it makes landfall

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Queensland evacuations begin as Cyclone Alfred storm path tracks towards Brisbane

Up to 20,000 homes could be flooded, with beachside and low-lying suburbs most at risk, city council flood map shows

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Calm before the storm: nervous Brisbane waits for Alfred’s arrival

Authorities have clearly grasped the scale of potential disaster, but the tropical cyclone won’t feel real to many in Brisbane until the weather starts to turn

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Shop shelves stripped as residents sandbag for cyclone

Operators of a popular boat club nervously watching water lap at its doors are among millions of people frantically preparing for the arrival of a cyclone.

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‘Stripped to our bare bones’: three years on from the floods, Lismore’s housing crisis is worse than ever

After the 2022 inundation more than 4,000 homes were deemed uninhabitable. Now, with few other options available, some have begun to occupy them

The Conversation

How to prepare for a cyclone, according to an expert

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is predicted to make landfall anywhere between Bundaberg and northern New South Wales this week. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology has warned it may bring severe hazards and “dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding”.

The Independent UK

A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen

A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding collapsed portions of the road

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