A man has disappeared in floodwater, people were ordered to evacuate homes as part of the Australian east coast was lashed by wind and rain ahead of its first tropical cyclone in 51 years.

Millions of residents along Australia’s eastern coast are bracing for the arrival of a very slow-moving storm, the most southerly tropical cyclone to threaten the region in more than 50 years.

On March 5, 2025, in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, @.jenbennett shared a video of massive waves crashing toward the coast. In the video, the author walks near the shore as people observe the towering waves brought by Cyclone Alfred.