Cyclone Alfred downgraded but millions of Australians ordered to stay alert

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Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred lingered off the south-east Australian coast on Saturday (March 8) while the northern New South Wales town of Lismore and other parts of the state were hit by major flooding.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/22tr94yb   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Tropical cyclone Alfred is moving towards Queensland and northern New South Wales

00:07after making its landfall on Morton Bay Islands in Australia.

00:11Although authorities downgraded the cyclone to a tropical low early Saturday morning,

00:16residents are urged to remain cautious as rains and severe flooding are expected in the next few days.

00:22It hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be, so we haven't really encountered anything too strong.

00:30So until it picks up, maybe we'll see something else more horrific.

00:37I think Alfred is a really good time to go flying. I reckon I just built this plane and

00:42yeah well there's a little bit of wind coming in and it seems to be about perfect to be able to

00:47go up on the slope and just soar around, so it's pretty cool.

00:50Thousands of people have been evacuated in Queensland and New South Wales,

00:54with reports saying that nearly a quarter of a million residents are without electricity supply

01:00after strong winds crippled utility lines. Authorities said no fatalities were reported

01:06so far, but they warned that the situation could worsen.

01:10This emergency is not over, and it's not over for the following reasons.

01:15The rivers are full, the rain is continuing and expected to keep falling in the days ahead,

01:21and wind conditions are very high and extreme, particularly on the coast,

01:27particularly in the Byron Shire right up to the Queensland border.

01:30The calls for assistance are coming in thick and fast now, where they sort of started off a little

01:35bit slow, but yeah we're definitely getting stuck into it now. As far as fallouts, we've got

01:43people going pretty well 24-7 at the moment.

01:51you

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