Brisbane airport shut as Australia faces further travel disruption due to Cyclone Alfred
Several Australian airports on the southeastern coast have closed their terminals with airlines cancelling hundreds of flights as a Category 2 cyclone continues to barrel towards the country.The “extremely rare” Tropical Cyclone Alfred is causing severe travel disruption in the country as it draws near to the southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales coasts.
Air New Zealand suspends flights from Brisbane and Gold Coast as Cyclone Alfred nears Australian coast
Airports in eastern Australia, including Brisbane and Gold Coast, have been closed due to Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 storm. Air New Zealand suspended operations, and authorities issued evacuation orders and shut down schools and public transport.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred to lash Queensland and New South Wales, Australia
Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon but direct landfalls are.
Cyclone Alfred LIVE Updates: Brisbane airport cancels flights; early rain, wind from rare cyclone hit eastern Australia
Early wind, rain from the rare tropical cyclone has began lashing part of eastern Australia on Thursday. Schools have been closed, public transport stopped, Brisbane airport closed. Stay tuned with us
Australians told 'prepare for worst' as tropical cyclone nears
Violent winds toppled power lines Friday as a tropical cyclone inched towards Australia's eastern coast, swelling rivers, sparking evacuation orders and leaving 80,000 homes without electricity. Tropical Cyclone Alfred was 125 kilometres (80 miles) east of Brisbane by Friday afternoon,
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’s third-most populous city.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred: System headed for Queensland and New South Wales coast — as it happened
Tropical Cyclone Alfred changes track towards the mainland, with damaging winds and heavy rainfall expected to be felt from tomorrow. Here's how Tuesday unfolded.
Australia braces for rare cyclone swirling towards Brisbane
A rare tropical cyclone veered towards Australia's densely populated eastern coast on Wednesday (Mar 5), sparking emergency warnings, closing hundreds of schools and threatening to
Cyclone Alfred: Australians told ‘prepare for worst’ as Air NZ flights to Brisbane, Gold Coast cancelled
Violent winds toppled power lines today as a tropical cyclone inched towards Australia’s eastern coast, sparking evacuation orders and leaving more than 70,000 homes without electricity. Air New Zealand has cancelled all flights in and out of Brisbane and the Gold Coast today and tomorrow as Tropical Cyclone Alfred nears Australian shores.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred to hit Brisbane, Sunshine Coast with severe weather
The cyclone was upgraded to a category two system overnight and is expected to turn west “directly” towards the coast of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast later on Tuesday, with it about 560km east of the capital as of that morning.
Cyclone Alfred heading toward Brisbane and eastern Australia for rare landfall
Alfred is forecast to make landfall near Brisbane, the capital of Queensland and Australia’s third largest city.
Cyclone Alfred latest: Brisbane Airport cancels all flights as Queensland and NSW residents told to evacuate
Brisbane Airport cancels all flights as Queensland and NSW residents told to evacuate - PM Anthony Albanese warns public to ...
'Already run out': Cyclone panic buying leaves Kiwi family in Brisbane short on water
Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a category 2 storm, is set to impact Brisbane with severe weather, and panic buying has kicked in.
Supermarket giants reveal cyclone store closures
Schools and businesses in impact zones across south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales will close from today as ...