One dead, thousands without power as as ex-tropical cyclone lashes Australia east coast

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Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia were without power on Sunday (March 9) after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings with one person confirmed dead.  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the situation in Queensland and northern New South Wales remains very serious, with flash flooding and heavy winds expected to continue.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ymredy8x   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia were left without power on Sunday as ex-tropical

00:05cyclone Alfred brought strong winds and heavy rain.

00:09The storm triggered flood warnings across the region, with one person confirmed dead.

00:14Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the situation in Queensland and northern New

00:19South Wales remains very serious, with flash flooding and heavy winds expected to continue.

00:27The situation in Queensland and northern New South Wales remains very serious, due to flash

00:33flooding and heavy winds.

00:35Heavy rainfall, damaging wind gusts and coastal surf impacts are expected to continue over

00:41coming days.

00:43I urge everyone to continue to listen carefully to the emergency authorities.

00:49Tragically last night it was confirmed a 61-year-old man has died in floodwaters near Dorrigo in

00:56New South Wales.

00:57Our thoughts are with his loved ones and the community at this heartbreaking time.

01:04More than 316,000 people were affected, with the Gold Coast being the hardest hit.

01:11Over 112,000 homes and businesses lost power as the storm moved through.

01:17The ex-tropical cyclone reached the Queensland coast on Saturday as a tropical low, after

01:24as a cyclone, forcing millions of residents to prepare for severe weather.

01:29The Bureau of Meteorology had warned that Brisbane, Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and Gympie

01:35could see more heavy rain and possible flash floods on Sunday.

01:40Residents are urged to stay alert and follow safety updates.

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