Author: CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-MCLAY Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 10/03/2025 | 05:51:35
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Australia’s prime minister cautions that fallout from a vicious tropical storm is “far from over” 200,000 homes and businesses are without power in the region on Monday afternoon. Disaster declared for the city of Ipswich, west of Brisbane, where a river was expected to flood overnight. Workers whose livelihoods were hampered by the storm will be eligible for welfare payments for up to 13 weeks beginning Tuesday. 61-year-old man disappeared in a flooded river near the New South Wales town of Dorrigo. His body was recovered on Saturday. Cyclones are common in Queensland’s tropical north but are rare in the state’s temperate and densely populated southeast corner.
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