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The World from PRX on MSNRare cyclone batters Brisbane and Australia’s Gold CoastOver the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was downgraded to a tropical low, and made landfall on the mainland on Saturday. It was the first storm of its kind in the area in 51 years.
The Disaster Recovery Allowance is available to residents of 14 Local Government Areas in Queensland and 17 in New South Wales.
The region continues to recover from the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred, with the downgraded system dumping intense and heavy rain at the weekend that tapered off on Monday. Emergency crews sent out by Energex restored power to thousands of homes, while some public transport services resumed in south-east Queensland, and schools started to reopen.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has defended leaving Queensland for a billionaire fundraising event in Sydney, just days before Tropical Cyclone Alfred was set to hit the state.
Tropical cyclone Alfred is a reminder that powerful storms have the power to show up in some surprising places.
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