# Body found in floodwaters and troops injured in Australia storm

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### Body found in floodwaters and troops injured in Australia storm

7 days ago

**Katy Watson**  
Australia correspondent, Reporting from The Gold Coast  
Mallory Moench and Ian Aikman  
BBC News  
Reporting from London

Australian authorities say a body has been found in floodwaters and 13 military workers injured in a vehicle crash as wild weather from a tropical storm lashes the country's eastern coast.

Cyclone Alfred, which was downgraded to a tropical low on Saturday, made landfall near the Queensland capital city of Brisbane in the evening local time.

Officials have warned residents to stay indoors and remain vigilant, saying the storm's threat is "not over".

Winds have brought down trees and power lines and flooded low-lying roads. More than 300,000 properties are without power in the region.

Police said on Saturday they had discovered a body in the search for a 61-year-old man who went missing on Friday after his car was caught in floodwaters in Dorrigo, northern New South Wales (NSW).

Emergency responders witnessed the man escaping his car and climbing onto a tree near the riverbank, but rescuers were not able to reach him before he was swept away.

Police found a body in the area on Saturday and said it "is believed to be that of the missing man".

In a separate incident on Saturday, 13 military personnel were injured in a convoy crash in Lismore, about 200km south of Brisbane, according to Federal Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh.

One truck overturned while driving on a narrow road. A second truck then collided with it.

The state's ambulance service had earlier said it treated 36 people in the accident. Keogh clarified to media that while around 36 people were involved, only 13 were injured.

They had been part of military crews deployed to Lismore, near the Queensland border, to help rescue and response operations.

"Our ADF  heroes were on their way to help Australians in need," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement noting some had been "seriously" injured.

Albanese earlier on Saturday had addressed the nation from the capital Canberra, saying millions of residents were "well-prepared" but "we must remain vigilant."

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