Cyclone Alfred live updates: flood warnings as storm crosses coast; Brisbane battered by strong winds

BoM path track map shows ex-cyclone off Australia’s coast made landfall in south-east Queensland overnight, north of Brisbane. Follow the latest updates today

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Meanwhile, thousands of locals have been evacuated and many cannot yet return home as the river levels rise.

The weather event turned deadly when a body, believed to be a 61-year-old man, was found after a day-long search. The man’s ute was swept into floodwaters at Megan, about 25 km north of Dorrigo.

Whilst there’s a border that separates our responsibility, it doesn’t separate our compassion for a fellow human.

If those communities cop it again and we can assist them, we’ll be there.

They came to the Northern Rivers to help keep this community safe.

Our ADF heroes were on their way to help Australians in need.

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