Cyclone Alfred: How is Queensland's Nepali community preparing?

(L) Beach closed signs after Big Seas from Tropical cyclone Alfred at Snapper Rocks Beach and (R) big waves at Curumbin Vikings Surf Club on the Gold Coast on Thursday, 6 March 2025.

(L) Beach closed signs after Big Seas from Tropical cyclone Alfred at Snapper Rocks Beach and (R) big waves at Curumbin Vikings Surf Club on the Gold Coast on Thursday, 6 March 2025. Credit: AAP/Jason O'Brien

More than four million people lie in the path of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, which will be the first cyclone to cross the coast near Brisbane since Cyclone Zoe hit the Gold Coast in 1974. Nepali community members in and around Brisbane Keshab Sharma, Bharat Raj Poudel and Deepa Rijal spoke to SBS Nepali about their preparations and how likely they are to be affected by the cyclone, which is expected to cross the coast later this week.


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Disclaimer: We would like to inform you that the opinions expressed in the segment are general in nature and those of the talents themselves.

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