The worst of the weather may have passed, but Queenslanders are still grappling with the damage ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred wrought on the south-east. Those in the floodwaters path are cleaning up and salvaging what they can.
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00:00After his Wollongabba rental flooded in 2022, Bowen Harding thought he was prepared.
00:09Because we had warning, I was able to put all of my stuff on this table.
00:13But the water came higher and faster than expected.
00:16The oven, it went under, so we'll probably have to get rid of that.
00:20Many of his possessions are now on the curb, his unit temporarily unlivable.
00:25It's just exhausting, you know, because it's so much work to do.
00:29We've lost another load of our tenant and our friend's stuff,
00:33and it's going to cost us about $300,000 to raise the house,
00:37which is pretty depressing.
00:40The city has a lot of big questions to answer about making sure
00:43we can protect areas like this in the future.
00:46Flood damage piles are a common sight across Brisbane.
00:50We're giving people this weekend the opportunity to put flood damage items
00:55out on their curbside in those flood affected areas,
00:58and we'll be starting the collection of those items on Monday.
01:01Nearly 100,000 people remain without power across south-east Queensland.
01:06Some have been out for days.
01:09Managing, really, just managing.
01:12It's a bit tough with the 18-month roll.
01:15The outages have been a nightmare for many businesses.
01:19Our business relies on sales and, well, it doesn't exist at the moment.
01:23There's just going to be no sales made here potentially for two weeks.
01:27The Premier says grants will be made available.
01:30We are determined to make sure that people get the assistance they need
01:33to get life back for them and their family.
01:36Cyclone Alfred's impact is being felt across the state.
01:40These empty shelves are in Townsville.
01:43Major supermarkets are confident impacted supply chains
01:46will be back in the coming days.
01:49In further signs things are returning to normal...
01:52I thought we were going to get another day off,
01:54so I was not prepared and I was sleeping in and everything.
01:57Hundreds of schools that were closed have now reopened,
02:00including this one on the Sunshine Coast.
02:03Yeah, it's definitely good to see school back on, get a break.
02:06It's been nice today, nice and relaxing.
02:09288 public and private schools remain closed today,
02:14the majority in Brisbane and on the Gold Coast.
02:17The state government says schools will be individually assessed
02:21to see if it's safe to reopen
02:23and parents will be notified the evening before.