Ex-Cyclone Alfred: storm reaches mainland near Brisbane; defence personnel ‘seriously’ injured in collision – as it happened
by Hamish Mackay (now), Emily Wind, Natasha May, Mart from on (#6VR0V)
BoM path tracker shows ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred reaching mainland between Maroochydore and Brisbane
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Welfare recipients told to perform mutual obligations as cyclone bears down
We have a news story this morning about the impact the cyclone is already having on life in Queensland.
Fallen trees and giant stands of bamboo blocked the single road to our farm until the army and council brought heavy machinery to clear a path some time after.
We were without running water or power for days, maybe weeks, the packing shed a makeshift kitchen where we ate meals cooked off a gas barbecue and drank instant coffee made with rainwater and UHT milk to the hum of a generator.
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