Madeleine West is ‘terrified’ of impending Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The pregnant Neighbours star, 45, and her six children reside in Byron Bay and is preparing for the cyclone which is set to pummel south-east Queensland and northern NSW.
‘Just want to confess that, like many right now, I don’t feel brave, fearless or resilient. I feel small, concerned and a bit scared,’ she wrote on Instagram on Wednesday.
She also posted a throwback photo from March 2022 of her helping in the clean-up efforts of the devastating Northern NSW floods and captioned it with some supportive words for her community.
‘Stay safe everyone. No matter what happens, we’ve done it before, we will do it again,’ she said.
‘As we wait to see what havoc Alfred wrecks, I’m sending buckets of love to everyone in SE QLD and NE NSW today.’
Madeleine West revealed on Wednesday she is feeling ‘terrified’ of the impending Tropical Cyclone Alfred and shared words of support for all those affected
Millions of residents in two states are stocking up on tinned food, toilet paper and bottled water as the wildest cyclone in living memory bears down on them, with warnings it could be ‘a real-life nightmare’.
The populations of south-east Queensland and north-east NSW, who are in the direct firing line of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, have been told to prepare their properties before it makes landfall in the coming days.
The cyclone is expected to cross anywhere from Bundaberg in Queensland to northern NSW on Thursday as a category two system, bringing up to 600mm of rain.
Residents have been urged to stay vigilant, pay attention to warnings and prepare for a cyclone so rare in that part of Australia that it is 33 years since the last one hit.
Flood watches and erosion warnings have been issued for coastal areas, with record high 14metre waves recorded off Wide Bay in Queensland on Sunday and the possibility that AFL and NRL games could be affected.
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said residents should do ‘everything they can’ including having tinned food, making an emergency kit, gathering up passports and clearing debris from properties.
The state government has asked telecommunication companies to increase network capacity to cope with an expected jump in internet usage and millions of messages throughout the emergency.
The pregnant Neighbours star, who resides in Byron Bay with her six children, shared a gallery of photos to social media in which she revealed how scared she was of the Cyclone, which is set to pummel south-east Queensland and northern NSW
The populations of south-east Queensland and north-east NSW, who are in the direct firing line of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, have been told to prepare their properties before it makes landfall in the coming days
Many homes in south-east Queensland are not built to withstand cyclones as they are infrequent in that part of the state and Mr Crisafulli urged residents to listen to warnings from authorities.
‘This part of the state has had its fair share of flooding challenges and has responded well. I genuinely believe that people will heed warnings and will do the right thing,’ he said.
Earlier this week, fellow Byron Bay-resident Leila McKinnon revealed she has been stocking up on essential household items in preparation.
On Tuesday, the A Current Affair presenter, who resides in the area with her husband David Gyngell and their children, revealed her emergency purchases as she braced for the tropical cyclone’s impact.
One showed a large tub filled with emergency torches and long-life batteries.
Another captured the surprising item she has in bulk – bottles of expensive premium whisky.
She also shared a photo of the nearly empty fruit section at her local supermarket with one particular item almost cleared out.
‘I did a Cyclone Alfred panic shop. It seems we have all decided we are not facing Alf without bananas,’ she wrote.
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