Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has provided an update saying there must be “no daylight between response and recovery” as he spoke of the recent devastating flooding impacts seen through southeast parts of the state.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has provided an update as rain eases and rivers recede following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has outlined how schools, public transport and supermarkets will be impacted this week in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the state is moving "from response towards recovery" in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, but acknowledged many homes remain without power.
Mr Crisafulli laid down the law as Alfred, downgraded to a tropical low-pressure system, continued to ­create havoc across southeast Queensland, unleashing life-endangering flash-floods in Hervey Bay, 280km north of Brisbane, and cutting power to more than 320,000 properties ­regionwide.
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David Crisafulli has provided an update on Tropical Cyclone Alfred with the Premier calling on Queenslanders to continue to listen to the latest information and remain prepared.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli has provided an update on ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred and revealed the “significant challenges ahead” for the state.
Mr Crisafulli said electricity was the number one challenge. 130,000 homes have been reconnected, with more than 200,000 still without power. To those still in darkness, Mr Crisafulli “crews are working around the clock and their priority first and foremost is to try and get this state back on its feet”.
The Bureau of Meteorology says the wild weather is "still not over" for parts of Queensland's south-east and northern NSW, with flash flooding still anticipated to strike.