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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Stuti Mishra

Australia braces for rare tropical cyclone Alfred as residents warned to ‘get out now’

People are being told to “get out now” as Australia’s southeastern coast braces for a rare landfall of a tropical cyclone, churning towards Queensland and prompting warnings across two states.

Alfred, classified as a Category 1 system on Monday, is intensifying off Queensland’s coast and is expected to be one of the most destructive in the region in decades.

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