Thousands of Australians are without power as storm Alfred lashes Queensland. Hundreds of thousands in the state of Queensland were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone,

Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia's Queensland state were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone, brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings.

Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has outlined how schools, public transport and supermarkets will be impacted this week in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Acting Police Commissioner Shane Chelepy has defended the warnings issued by police to the community, after residents in Brisbane were caught off guard by cyclonic level winds overnight to Sunday.

Brisbane is a subtropical city of more than 2.5 million people, situated on a flood-prone river. That’s why residents mustn’t get complacent after Cyclone Alfred.

Brisbane residents have relived their horror after a massive gum tree came crashing through their family home during cyclonic winds last night.

NEWS Queensland meteorologist Tony Auden has warned we’re not out of the woods yet with ‘phenomenal’ rain forecast for the region.

The local council pleaded with residents in Hervey Bay to shelter indoors after more than 300 millimetres from ex-tropical cyclone Alfred fell in the region on Sunday, triggering a rapid rise in water levels.

Thousands of Queensland residents were left without power on Sunday after Cyclone Alfred, a downgraded tropical cyclone, caused widespread damage across the state.

Heavy rainfall with damaging winds that could spark flash flooding was developing on March 9 in Queensland. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Bureau of Meteorology says the wild weather is "still not over" for parts of Queensland's south-east and northern NSW, with flash flooding still anticipated to strike.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred's approach was coloured by slow, suspenseful movement. Here's how the weather event and emergency response unfolded.