The tropical storm is expected to be made on the eastern coast of Australia on Saturday morning, when tens of thousands of people have been evacuated and more than 230,000 families have left without power.

Initially called Cyclone Alfred, the weather front was reduced to a tropical decrease with winds of up to 85 km/h, less powerful than the first expected.

The Meteorological Office said that the storm is currently sitting off the island of Prix and is moving slowly north, and is expected to cross the main righteous coast between the island and Marashidor.

The authorities still warn people against staying in their homes, with fines for those who visit the beaches, where heavy rains and floods are still expected.

On Saturday morning, the senior meteorological expert, Myriam Bradbury, of the Meteorological Office, said that there is a constant risk of harsh weather on a large scale, especially rain.

“It can exceed 24 hours a day, 200 mm or more during the next two days, as this system slows down and moves inside,” she told ABC News Breakfast.

She added: “The rain still comes with its full power, and we still see wide -ranging effects on a large scale, and it is likely to continue until today until tomorrow as well.”

The former tropical hurricane has already caused floods that fear authorities that can worsen during the weekend. The New South Wales police said on Friday that a man was missing after his car washed away in a rapid flow.

Four million people throughout Queensland and northern New South Wales are in the storm launch line.

But his slow progress, which weather experts described as “walking” and “irregular”, raised fears of flash and river floods in low areas.

Stephen Valentin and his wife, who live in the city of Logan, south of Brisbane, prepared about 30 liters of water, food for themselves and their pets, and created “protected rooms” in their home located away from the windows.

“At the present time, we are ready as much as we can for something that none of us has passed … nothing has ever before south across the south,” said Mr. Valentine, who grew up in the city.

“We will get the edge of the hurricane often, but not to this level,” he added.

While Queensland is not alien to hurricanes-the country most vulnerable to disaster in Australia-it is rare to come to the south.

“These are difficult times, but the Australians are difficult people, and we are flexible people,” said Prime Minister Anthony Albaniz on Thursday.

Nearly 1,000 schools were closed, and public transport and airport closed were suspended. Flights are not expected to resume until Sunday as soon as possible. Optional surgeries have also been canceled.

last time It was a hurricane blow in 1974, when Wanda was hit in January and two months, through Zoe Al -Sahel.

The flood though is more common. In February 2022, thousands of houses were damaged along a large part of East Australia after heavy rains.

The authorities were keen to prepare societies before the Alfred Hurricane. The Council opened sand warehouses throughout the region to help the residents protect their homes.

“It is a surrealist. We know it is coming, but it is very calm,” said Anthony Singh, a resident of a suburb of Brisbane in West End. Wait for four hours on Wednesday to pick up sand bags to protect his home.

His resident colleague, Mark Clayton, helped coordinate the sand bags group, scraping more than 140 tons of sand.

He says, “I think people are somewhat guessing,” he says. “Will the buildings remain awake, will the roofs remain?

With supermarkets closing now and most of them get home, there is a lot of uncertainty as Australians are waiting for the storm to reach.

But some surfers of skiing have given caution on the growing winds.

“This is what we are looking for,” said Server Jeff Wittal, waiting for a plane skiing to pick it up from Kirra Beach and carrying it in the big waves. “This is the fifth consecutive day – I did nothing but eat, sleep, browse and do it again.”

Kirra Beach is fractured, and its surfers were busy this week with strong winds.

“There are people who will lose their homes, but for the time being, you take the interest of everything. This is just a crazy surfing,” said Server Donny Neil.

Meanwhile, Albanez warned people against taking hurricane warnings seriously.

“This is not a time to see the city’s landmarks or to see what is similar to the experience of these circumstances directly,” he said.

“Please stay safe. Be reasonable.”

Additional reports by Kelly Ng and Hafsa Khalil