Torrential rain from the remnants of Cyclone Alfred flooded swathes of Australia's east coast on Monday (Mar 10), as workers battled to restore power to more than 200,000 homes a

Eastern Australia is grappling with severe flooding as the remnants of Cyclone Alfred bring torrential rains, causing power blackouts for over 200,000 properties and prompting urgent rescue operations.

Cyclone Alfred - which has been downgraded from a cyclone to a tropical low - has caused flooding, damage to buildings and left thousands without power across the eastern coast of Australia. Millions of people across Queensland and north New South Wales have been affected.