ℂ𝕪𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝔸𝕝𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕕: ℝ𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕞 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕥 𝔸𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕒’𝕤 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕤𝕥

ℂ𝕪𝕔𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝔸𝕝𝕗𝕣𝕖𝕕: ℝ𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕞 𝕥𝕠 𝕙𝕚𝕥 𝔸𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕒’𝕤 𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕔𝕠𝕒𝕤𝕥

Cyclone Alfred is set to bring severe flooding to Australia’s east coast with landfall expected on Friday near Brisbane.

On average four cyclones hit Australia each year but what makes Alfred exceptionally rare is just how far south it is tracking.

It is due to move across the border region between Queensland and New South Wales. The last similar cyclone to take such a route was Zoe way back in 1974.

Preparations are under way for the arrival of torrential rain which will cause flooding, damaging winds and battering waves with conditions set to deteriorate significantly over the next few days.

Update:

Alfred is now about 300km east of Brisbane and 270km east of the Gold Coast, with landfall predicted tomorrow.

Its speed has slowed to just seven kilometres an hour, which has sparked fears the storm could in fact generate more power.

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