Cyclone Alfred, downgraded to tropical low, nears Australia

A tree uprooted by high winds lies in the rubble of a structure in Elanora, Australia, as Cyclone Alfred passed near the Gold Coast on March 8, 2025. A man walks through the central business area of Brisbane, Australia, on March 8, 2025, as Cyclone Alfred crossed the southeast Queensland coast.

Cyclone Alfred weakened into a tropical low Saturday as it neared the rain- and wind-lashed eastern coast of Australia where hundreds of thousands of properties were without power.