00:00Tropical cyclone Alfred is moving towards Queensland and northern New South Wales
00:07after making its landfall on Morton Bay Islands in Australia.
00:11Although authorities downgraded the cyclone to a tropical low early Saturday morning,
00:16residents are urged to remain cautious as rains and severe flooding are expected in the next few days.
00:22It hasn't been as bad as I thought it would be, so we haven't really encountered anything too strong.
00:30So until it picks up, maybe we'll see something else more horrific.
00:37I think Alfred is a really good time to go flying. I reckon I just built this plane and
00:42yeah well there's a little bit of wind coming in and it seems to be about perfect to be able to
00:47go up on the slope and just soar around, so it's pretty cool.
00:50Thousands of people have been evacuated in Queensland and New South Wales,
00:54with reports saying that nearly a quarter of a million residents are without electricity supply
01:00after strong winds crippled utility lines. Authorities said no fatalities were reported
01:06so far, but they warned that the situation could worsen.
01:10This emergency is not over, and it's not over for the following reasons.
01:15The rivers are full, the rain is continuing and expected to keep falling in the days ahead,
01:21and wind conditions are very high and extreme, particularly on the coast,
01:27particularly in the Byron Shire right up to the Queensland border.
01:30The calls for assistance are coming in thick and fast now, where they sort of started off a little
01:35bit slow, but yeah we're definitely getting stuck into it now. As far as fallouts, we've got
01:43people going pretty well 24-7 at the moment.
01:51you
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