Cyclones

Cyclones

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Crews ‘throwing the kitchen sink’ at restoring power to more than 300k hit homes

Attention is turning to recovery and rebuilding with the ex-tropical cyclone downgraded but still packing destructive winds and heavy rainfall.

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The clean-up effort begins.

Premier warns threat from Cyclone Alfred is far from over

‘The next 24 hours will be crucial.’

A yacht washed up on the shore in the Broadwater at Labrador on the Gold Coast.

Aussies take on Cyclone Alfred with leaf blowers and laughter

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Two Aussies armed with a leaf blower and a whole lot of determination to blow Alfred back to sea.

American rapper Ice Cube trapped in Australia by Tropical Cyclone Alfred

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Rapper Ice Cube is hiding out in his Gold Coast hotel room as the region braces for Cyclone Alfred.

Sad update after man rescued in eye of Cyclone Alfred

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Aurimas Mockus was saved off the Queensland coast.

What to expect when Cyclone Alfred hits

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The forecasted rain.