Wild weather is expected to hit south-east Queensland from Wednesday night as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears, as those in north-eastern NSW brace for 'three natural disasters in one'.
Southeast Queenslanders are bracing for "damaging and destructive" winds as Tropical Cyclone Alfred barrels towards the coast, with evacuations underway and schools, public transport and major roads to close. The category two system is expected to make landfall late on Thursday or early Friday between Queensland's Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast.
"This is a rare event to have a tropical cyclone in an area that is not classified as part of the tropics," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Brisbane on Wednesday. Albanese also confirmed an additional 250,000 sandbags would be delivered to the Queensland government. Airlines have cancelled a number of flights , Carnival Luminosa's three-day cruise was called off and Greyhound bus services from Brisbane axed. Gold Coast Airport closed at 4pm .
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