9 h. ago Australia braces for rare tropical cyclone Alfred as residents warned to ‘get out now’

Category 1 cyclone intensifying off Queensland’s coast expected to be one of region’s most destructive in decades

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10 h. ago Cyclone Alfred forecast: people urged to prepare for the worst as storm bears down on south

Residents warned to stock up on food and water and secure properties as BoM predicts Alfred will make landfall near BrisbaneTropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?Queensland’s Bribie Island braces for AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople have been warned to leave or prepare for the worst, with a tropical cyclone on track to cross a densely populated part of Australia’s coast for the first time in 50 years.Tropical Cyclone Alfred is looming off Queensland’s coast, threatening to bring heavy rainfall, damaging winds and monster waves. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago People urged to prepare for the worst as Tropical Cyclone Alfred bears down on south

Residents warned to stock up on food and water and secure properties as BoM predicts Alfred will make landfall near BrisbaneTropical Cyclone Alfred could make landfall near Brisbane. Why is this a big deal and when could it hit?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPeople have been warned to leave or prepare for the worst, with a tropical cyclone on track to cross a densely populated part of Australia’s coast for the first time in 50 years.Tropical Cyclone Alfred is looming off Queensland’s coast, threatening to bring heavy rainfall, damaging winds and monster waves. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Rower rescued off Queensland coast after being caught in tropical cyclone

Rower had set out to cross the Pacific Ocean without stopping

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15 h. ago Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean

An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who ran into a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California

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23 h. ago Ocean rower Aurimas Mockus stranded by cyclone off Australia’s east coast safely rescued

Lithuanian ocean rower’s two-day wait to be rescued off Australia’s east coast comes to an endFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Lithuanian rower has been rescued off the Queensland coast after he was caught in a tropical cyclone’s 130km/h winds and monster waves.Aurimas Mockus ran into trouble about 740km east of Mackay while attempting a 12,000km Pacific Ocean crossing from San Diego to Brisbane in his solo rowing boat.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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25 h. ago Navy ship on rescue mission for stranded ocean rower Aurimas Mockus off Australia’s east coast

Lithuanian ocean rower’s two-day wait to be rescued off Australia’s east coast due to endFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA rescue ship is expected to arrive in the Coral Sea off Australia’s east coast, where a Lithuanian rower has been caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.Aurimas Mockus ran into trouble about 740km east of Mackay while attempting a 12,000km Pacific Ocean crossing from San Diego to Brisbane in his solo rowing boat.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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40 h. ago Four million Queenslanders warned they could be in ‘firing line’ when Cyclone Alfred heads towards coast

Bureau of Meteorology says guidance ‘favours landfall on Thursday’ as premier David Crisafulli warns ‘large system presents big challenge’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Alfred will “likely” turn towards major population centres in south-east Queensland this week, with authorities warning more than 4 million people from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast that their communities could be “in the firing line”.The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, said on Sunday the system could cause serious and potentially dangerous coastal erosion, flash flooding and strong winds. Continue reading...

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43 h. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred ‘likely’ to head towards southern Queensland coast later this week

Bureau of Meteorology says guidance ‘favours landfall on Thursday’ possibly near Brisbane as Queensland disaster management committee meetsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTropical Cyclone Alfred lingering off the Queensland coast will “likely” turn towards the state’s south-east later this week, the Bureau of Meteorology says.Queensland authorities have begun preparations for the possibility the that slow-moving tropical cyclone hits densely populated urban areas near Brisbane. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Tropical Cyclone Alfred yet to intensify as it lingers off Queensland coast

BoM says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay and is tracking slowly south through Coral SeaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA slow-moving tropical cyclone off north-east Australia is expected to linger in the Coral Sea for at least the next few days, but forecasters say there remains a risk the system could eventually turn towards the Queensland coast.The Bureau of Meteorology says category 2 Tropical Cyclone Alfred is about 930km north-east of Mackay, and is tracking slowly south through the Coral Sea.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Man, 29, bitten by shark off Queensland coast in second attack in a month

A 17-year-old girl died after being bitten by a shark in the north of Brisbane earlier this month

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