Hundreds of thousands of people in the Australian state of Queensland were without power on Sunday after Alfred, a reduced tropical cyclone, brought harmful winds and heavy rains, causing flood warnings.
About 316,540 people were without power in the south -east Queensland, where Gold Coast City was the worst hit of over 112,000 without power because of the storm system, said the Energex energy distributor in a statement.
The storm reached the Queensland coast on Saturday as a “tropical low” after 16 days as a cyclone, which prompted the preparation of millions of inhabitants. The capital of Brisbane was saved the burden of the storm, which was also felt in the southeasts of New South Wales.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that “the situation in Queensland and the northern New Southern Wales remains very serious due to rapid winds and heavy winds.”
“It is expected that heavy rainfall, harmful gusts of wind and influence on coastal surfing will last on the coming days,” said Albanese in Canberra, in television remarks by Australian Broadcasting Corp.
The National Meteorology Office has stated that heavy rainfall, which can cause instant floods on Sunday and can affect Brisbane, as well as regional Ipswich, Sunshine Coast and Gympie in Queensland.
The office has informed harmful winds with gusts of about 90 km/h on its website.
“It is simply weak now, because he continues to move inland through the south -east Queensland, bringing a lot of rain,” said Meteorologist Dean Narraore.
The Brisbane airport opened again on Sunday, but published on X that “continuous weather may affect the schedule.”
Queensland will decide on Sunday, or about 1,000 state schools, closed due to bad weather, will be re -opened on Monday, said the prime minister of State David Crisafulli.
“Where it is safe, schools will be re -opened except for Gold Coast, where some significant damage remains. Power loss and transport problems, “said Crisafulli in the TV comments Brisbane.
“One thing remained consistent, namely the spirit and determination,” he said.
On Saturday, one man died in Floodwater in the northern New Southern Wales, while two Australian defense forces on the way to help the inhabitants of the city of Lismore, were involved in a road collision, which wounded several officers, officials gave officials.