Tropical Cyclone 'Alfred' weakened to a tropical low on the 8th and made landfall on Australia's east coast. As a result, many areas in Queensland and New South Wales in Australia have been hit by severe weather such as strong winds and heavy rainfall, and floods have occurred in some areas.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued flood, strong wind and severe thunderstorm warnings for multiple regions in Queensland and New South Wales on the 9th, and warned that severe thunderstorms could trigger heavy rainfall, which may lead to life - threatening floods.
According to the website of the Queensland Department of Education, 424 public schools, 170 private schools and 89 Catholic schools in the state have been closed. The New South Wales Department of Education announced that 254 public schools in the state will remain closed at least until the 10th.
It was reported in the evening of the 9th that more than 230,000 households and commercial facilities in Queensland were still without power. As of the afternoon of the 9th, over 12,000 households in northern New South Wales were without electricity.
