Tropical cyclone Alfred is a reminder that powerful storms have the power to show up in some surprising places.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has cautioned that the fallout from a vicious tropical storm over the weekend was “far from over.”
Tropical cyclone Garance made landfall on the French Indian Ocean territory of Réunion on Friday, packing gusts of 166 kilometers (103 miles) per hour.
Treacherous beaches, fallen powerlines and infectious, debris-riddled floodwater are among some of the hazards being identified as the recovery from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred gets underway.
Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall in Brisbane on late Friday or early Saturday, causing several ships from Carnival, Royal Caribbean and others to stay far from the area until the storm passes.
A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come.
Significant damage and power outages are possible in the densely populated region of Queensland, where tropical cyclones impacts are not uncommon but direct landfalls are.
IAG, which owns NRMA Insurance, CGU, WFI and ROLLiN’, had received around 400 claims by the morning of March 9, rising to 960 by March 10. Most claims are from NRMA Insurance customers for property damage caused by extreme winds, fallen trees and heavy rain.
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