Tropical Cyclone Alfred News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Dozens injured after Australia's army vehicles crash
Canberra, March 8: An incident involving two Australian Defence Force (ADF) vehicles on Saturday caused a number of ADF personnel to be injured, Australia's defence department said in a statement.
Tropical cyclone weakens to low though more Australian homes suffer power outages
Sydney, March 8: Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) announced on Saturday morning that tropical cyclone Alfred has in the last hour weakened back to a tropical low pressure system and is now considered an ex-tropical cyclone, though more homes and premises in the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) are suffering power outages.
Australian state issues emergency evacuation warnings ahead of cyclone landfall
Sydney, March 6: Australia's New South Wales (NSW) State Emergency Service issued emergency evacuation warnings on Thursday as tropical cyclone Alfred edges closer to the country's east coast.
Australian airlines to halt operations in Brisbane ahead of tropical cyclone Alfred's landfall
Sydney, March 6: Major Australian airlines have announced they will suspend operation in Brisbane on Thursday as severe tropical cyclone Alfred approaches Australia's state of Queensland.
Australia: Queensland and NSW residents brace for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, once in 50 years
Sydney, March 4: Communities across southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales (NSW) are preparing for the first tropical cyclone to make direct landfall, forecast to be on Thursday, in the region since two other similar rare cyclones hit the part of the two Australian states in 1974.
Tropical cyclone forecast to make landfall on Australia's northeast coast soon
Sydney, Feb 26: A tropical cyclone off northeast Australia has a high probability of making landfall on a highly-populated stretch of coast, according to forecasts.