Australia’s East Coast on Alert

Australia Braces for Rare Cyclone to Hit Populated East Coast
A large swathe of Australia’s east coast is preparing for strong winds and life-threatening flooding as a tropical cyclone is forecast to make landfall around the nation’s third-largest city.
Lithuanian solo rower hit by cyclone-churned seas rescued off Australia's east coast
A Lithuanian solo rower who became caught in treacherous seas caused by a cyclone off Australia's east coast over the weekend has been rescued, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said Monday.
Australian navy rescues adventurer who hit a cyclone while rowing across the Pacific Ocean
An Australian warship has rescued a Lithuanian solo rower who ran into a tropical cyclone while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean from California
Australia’s East Coast on Alert as Cyclone Heads to Brisbane
Australia’s east coast is bracing for tidal surges, intense rainfall, strong winds and flooding as a cyclone is expected to veer toward the country’s third-biggest city.
Australian Navy rescues rower caught in cyclone
Lithuanian Aurimas Mockus was rescued by the Australian Navy after a cyclone ended his attempt to row across the Pacific Ocean. NBC News' Steven Romo shares how the man's 7,500-mile journey was cut short by the storm.
Australian navy rescues cross-Pacific rower from cyclone-tossed seas
Aurimas Mockus had been adrift for three days off the coast of Queensland after rowing nonstop from San Diego.

Postpone AFL season opener amid cyclone warning

Cyclone Alfred intensifies to Category 2 ahead of rare landfall in Australia: Latest updates
Cyclone Alfred has intensified to Category 2 as it barrels towards Australia’s southeastern coast, prompting evacuation ...
Millions brace for Cyclone Alfred as wind and rain forecast to smash Australia's east coast
More than four million people across Brisbane, the Sunshine coast and Gold Coast in Queensland as well as in northern NSW ...
UPDATE 2-Cyclone disrupts several Australian sporting events
By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE, March 4 (Reuters) - A cyclone expected to hit the east coast of Australia this week has scrapped a golf event and prompted the Australian Football League (AFL) to postpone ...
'Be ready': Premier's warning as Cyclone Alfred predicted to make landfall near Brisbane
A tropical cyclone is set to make a rare appearance near a capital city and tourism hotspot, prompting warnings for locals to ...
Navy warship rescues rower caught in tropical cyclone days before end of 7,500-mile trip from US to Australia
An Australian warship pulled off a dramatic rescue Monday, saving a Lithuanian rower stranded in the Pacific after he was ...
Rush on supermarket shelves in Queensland as Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves towards Australia's coast
Queenslanders are heeding warnings to stock up on essentials as the region prepares for the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone ...
Roundup: Australia's Queensland, NSW residents preparing for arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred once in 50 years
Communities across southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales (NSW) are preparing for the first tropical cyclone ...
Cyclone disrupts several Australian spor
Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late on Thursday or early on Friday. It could bring intense rainfall and life-threatening flash-flooding to the southeast of Queensland state and the ...
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When is Tropical Cyclone Alfred going to make landfall in Australia? Flash flooding, strong winds predicted | 5 UPDATES
All ferry services in Brisbane will be suspended from Monday as Australia prepares for Tropical Cyclone Alfred -- the first ...
Hundreds of celebrities, richlisters in Aussie cyclone path
Hundreds of celebrities and richlisters including billionaires Gina Rinehart, Clive Palmer and TV star Karl Stefanovic are ...