Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has outlined how schools, public transport and supermarkets will be impacted this week in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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Mr Crisafulli laid down the law as Alfred, downgraded to a tropical low-pressure system, continued to ­create havoc across southeast Queensland, unleashing life-endangering flash-floods in Hervey Bay, 280km north of Brisbane, and cutting power to more than 320,000 properties ­regionwide.

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Mr Crisafulli said electricity was the number one challenge. 130,000 homes have been reconnected, with more than 200,000 still without power. To those still in darkness, Mr Crisafulli “crews are working around the clock and their priority first and foremost is to try and get this state back on its feet”.

David Crisafulli has provided an update on Tropical Cyclone Alfred with the Premier calling on Queenslanders to continue to listen to the latest information and remain prepared.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has provided an update on ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and revealed the “significant challenges ahead” for the state.

David Crisafulli has delivered his latest address for Southeast Queensland as the region continues to feel the affects of Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Keep across all the latest weather warnings as Premier David Crisafulli, the Bureau of Meteorology and emergency services provide an update on ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the wild weather is "still not over" for parts of Queensland's south-east and northern NSW, with flash flooding still anticipated to strike.

(Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia's Queensland state were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone, brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.