Panic buying leaves Filipinos in Queensland struggling for food ahead of Cyclone Alfred

According to Bray Park, Queensland resident Mae Schame Areola Lollback, the entire community is making intense preparations for the arrival of Cyclone Alfred.

Filipino-Australian Mae Schame Areola Lollback struggles to buy food as grocery shelves in Queensland are nearly empty due to panic buying ahead of Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s landfall. Credit: Mae Schame Areola-Lollback

Key Points

• According to Mae, they have made several trips back and forth to grocery stores just to buy a little food. The prices have also gone up, and there is heavy traffic in the area.
• Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall on Thursday night or Friday, classified as a category 2 storm, affecting large parts of Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The storm brings the threat of heavy rain, strong winds, flooding, and coastal erosion.
• In the 2021 census by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are nearly 100,000 people of Filipino descent living in Queensland.

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