Cyclone Alfred latest: Brisbane Airport cancels all flights as Queensland and NSW residents told to evacuate
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Airport closed, thousands without power as cyclone bears down on Australia
- Cyclone Alfred is approaching Australia, threatening severe flooding, destructive winds, and storm surges. Landfall is now expected early Saturday, delayed from initial predictions.
- Brisbane Airport is closed, hundreds of flights are cancelled, and evacuations have been ordered in northern New South Wales.
- Thousands of homes are without power, and a search is underway for a potentially missing jetskier amid record-breaking waves.
- Residents are advised to seek shelter in interior rooms or bathrooms, while the homeless population in Brisbane faces heightened vulnerability.
- Cases of the deadly bacterial infection melioidosis have surged in north Queensland following recent floods, raising concerns about further infections in Cyclone Alfred's aftermath.