Hundreds of thousands of people in Australia's Queensland state were without power on Sunday after ex-tropical cyclone Alfred brought damaging winds and heavy rains, sparking flood warnings. Some 316,

Survival was on the mind of many Brisbane residents as they found themselves in the path of one of Queensland's most significant weather events in decades.

Brisbane is a subtropical city of more than 2.5 million people, situated on a flood-prone river. That’s why residents mustn’t get complacent after Cyclone Alfred.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred has brought powerful winds to Brisbane with the warning rain will increase significantly over coming hours. It comes after destruction, flooding and power outages impacting hundreds of thousands of properties were brought across south-eastern Queensland and northern NSW.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred's approach was coloured by slow, suspenseful movement. Here's how the weather event and emergency response unfolded.

Tropical Cyclone Alfred weakened into a tropical low Saturday as it neared Brisbane, Australia, bringing heavy rain and flooding risks to the region, according to officials. Initially expected to make landfall as the first cyclone to strike southeast Queensland since 1974, Alfred's winds dropped to under 39 mph (63 kph) as it shifted inland.

Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred caused severe power outages affecting hundreds of thousands in Queensland, Australia, with the Gold Coast bearing the brunt. The storm brought heavy winds and rains, triggering flood warnings.

Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city.

Brisbane police are urging the community to remain vigilant towards severe weather risks as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred moves over southeast Queensland

Ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, downgraded to a tropical low, has led to evacuations and power outages in southeastern Australia. Brisbane braces for impact with anticipated strong winds, heavy rain, and flooding.

Ex-tropical Cyclone Alfred has been downgraded to a tropical low, as it approaches Australia’s eastern coast. Although the speed at which Alfred is travelling has slowed, Brisbane locals have been sent a stark warning of what might be to come.

The maps show the predicted flood extent for the most at-risk areas of Brisbane, based on Bureau of Meteorology forecasts.