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Major insurers across Queensland and New South Wales brace for a surge in demand after Cyclone Alfred
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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3/6/2025
Gold Coast beaches are already experiencing the brunt of the winds, and the enormous swell has already caused extensive erosion along the coastline.
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Now that Cyclone Alfred has slowed down and is due to hit hours, even days later than
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first predicted, locals here in Southport on the Gold Coast, which is towards the northern
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end, have made their way to the beach here and they are shocked at what they're seeing.
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The wind is incredibly strong and there's no rain at the moment, but they say the difference
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at this beach is extraordinary compared to what they're used to.
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Locals have said that usually you'll be able to see around 80 metres of beach out there.
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Well, as you can see, this is low tide.
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It's not expected to be high tide for hours yet and the water has already been crashing
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into the sand dunes.
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There is an extraordinary amount of erosion hours before the cyclone is due to hit.
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Locals say that's really disturbing.
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They're not sure what will be left of the beach by the time the cyclone's passed, but
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the Acting Mayor has already said there's just no point in doing anything about that
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until the cyclone's passed.
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Locals here say they're anxious, but they feel quite prepared as the cyclone heads their way.
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Take a listen to what a few of them had to say a bit earlier.
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There's heaps, there's big as waves and there's like big as winds blowing the sand through our eyes.
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Yeah, it's quite sad to see all the sand washing away as it is already and we're not even,
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you know, in the eye of the storm yet.
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It's hectic.
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I reckon the erosion, there's going to be no beach left by the end of it.
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It's just crazy.
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Never seen anything like it before.
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It's rough, it looks angry, yeah, it's another level.
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I've lived on the Gold Coast my whole life.
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I was born here in Southport, 33, and yeah, never experienced anything like it.
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Now this beach is just down from the Southport Spit, which is a few hundred metres in that
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direction, but we can't have any access to it at the moment because that has been flooded out.
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It is the beginning of what's expected to be an enormous flooding event here on the
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Gold Coast.
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Up to 800 millimetres of rain expected over coming days and of course this wind.
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It's incredibly strong at the moment and it's only going to get worse.
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