Australia's east coast prepares for 1st cyclone in 50 years

Rare cyclone threatens millions on Australia’s east coast
Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the strongest tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years. Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Friday or early Saturday with the strength of an Atlantic tropical storm.
Thousands in Australia told to evacuate as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears east coast
Thousands of residents in Australia's east were ordered to evacuate ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred's landfall on Saturday as the storm brought heavy rains, huge waves and strong winds that cut off power,
Cyclone Alfred edges closer to Australia's east coast
Violent winds toppled power lines on Friday as a tropical cyclone inched towards Australia's eastern coast, sparking evacuation orders and leaving
In Pictures: East Coast braces for Cyclone Alfred
More than four million people across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast in Queensland - as well as in northern NSW towns including Byron Bay and Lismore - are planning for Cyclone Alfred.
‘Rare’ cyclone Alfred swirls off Australia’s east coast, residents urged to evacuate
Australia braced for a rare east coast tropical cyclone that is swirling towards Brisbane, its third-most populous city, with authorities urging residents in flood-prone suburbs to evacuate soon.
Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane
Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’
Australia's east coast prepares for first cyclone in 50 years
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Cyclone Alfred latest: Australia cancels more than 200 flights as rare Category 2 storm nears east coast
Aurimas Mockus, 44, from Lithuania, was stranded for three days in the Coral Sea around 460 miles off Queensland after encountering Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
As Cyclone Alfred looms over the east coast, fake videos and images are spreading. Here's how to spot them
Video and images of high winds and wild weather is emerging online as Cyclone Alfred looms over the east coast. But in ...
Couple Shocked by Apocalyptic Scene at Grocery Story Amid Cyclone Warning
Katie Bunton shared a video of the scene of "apocalypse" at a supermarket in Australia as Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaches ...
Watch live: Cyclone Alfred nears Australia’s central east coast as NSW residents told to evacuate
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Live: Entire town told to evacuate as Cyclone Alfred nears Australian coast
An emergency warning has been issued for a coastal NSW town, with fears heavy rainfall will close evacuation routes.
Power cut as cyclone disaster threatens to unfold in slow motion
Millions of residents across south-east Queensland and northern NSW are in a holding pattern as the destructive arrival of ...