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More than 230,000 households and businesses in south-east Queensland and northern NSW still without power on Monday morningEx-Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 230,000 households and businesses are without power and flash-flooding alerts have been issued for coastal areas in the aftermath of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.The warnings follow heavy rain across south-east Queensland overnight and are clustered around the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan and Ipswich council areas. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/10/residents-warned-to-head-for-high-ground-as-flood-waters-rise-in-wake-of-ex-tropical-cyclone-alfred Author : Australian Associated Press Publish date : 2025-03-09 21:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content

Major flooding isolates 1,800 people in northern NSW as evacuation routes cut. Follow today’s news liveSend us your photographs and videos of ex-Cyclone AlfredGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAnd back up to Queensland where Premier David Crisafulli was speaking on ABC news just before.He was warning people not to drive through flood water.My message is just to just to be careful. Don’t go driving through flooded water. Do the little things right, and you’ll get through this event.We do have a bit of rain left to go, is, overwhelmingly, you must always put your safety

Towns and cities across UK host events commemorating those who died and pay tribute to health and social care workersBereaved families and communities came together in a day of reflection on Sunday to mark five years since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.Towns and cities across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland hosted hundreds of events to remember those who died and also pay tribute to frontline health and social care workers, volunteers and researchers on the annual Covid Day of Reflection. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/09/bereaved-come-together-to-mark-five-years-since-covid-19-pandemic-outbreak Author : Nadeem Badshah Publish date : 2025-03-09 19:05:00 Copyright for syndicated

Crowds gather in park where Amen played football to remember ‘remarkable’ teenager, who died on WednesdayAmen Teklay, a “remarkable” teenager who loved music and was light on his feet on the football pitch, was remembered by friends and family on Sunday afternoon at a vigil near his family home in Scotstoun, Glasgow.A crowd of more than 100 mainly younger people gathered to pay their respects to the 15-year-old Eritrean refugee, who died on Wednesday night in the St George’s Cross area of the city, in the park where he played football. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/09/vigil-held-in-glasgow-for-amen-teklay-15-as-boy-charged-over-death Author : Libby