In pics: 'Weakened' Cyclone Alfred leaves Australia flooded

After hovering off the coast as a Category 2 cyclone and battering a 400-km stretch, Cyclone Alfred weakened into a tropical depression before making landfall on Saturday evening. (Photo: AP)

Tropical Cyclone Alfred had been expected to become on Saturday the first cyclone to cross the east Australian coast near the Queensland state capital since 1974. But it weakened early Saturday to a tropical low, which is defined as carrying sustained winds of less than 63 kph (39 mph). (Photo: AP)

Australian Army soldiers from 8th/9th Battalion arrived in Lismore to assist northern New South Wales communities in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. (Photo: AP)

Heavy rainfall measuring 23 centimetres (nine inches) struck the Queensland resort town of Hervey Bay within several hours. The deluge resulted in residential flooding and necessitated urgent rescue operations in swift-moving waters, according to state premier David Crisafulli during a press briefing. (Photo: AP)

Despite weakening, it left hundreds of thousands without power, while severe flooding impacted southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales, with roads submerged under knee-high water. (Photo: AP)

A deceased 61-year-old man was discovered on Saturday after his four-wheel-drive pickup truck was carried away by floodwaters from a bridge into a river in northern New South Wales.
Police reported that the man managed to exit his vehicle and attempted to hold onto a tree branch in the river, but was unsuccessful and vanished in the swift-moving waters. (Photo: AP)

Thirteen defense personnel were injured, including six seriously, when two military trucks overturned in Tregeagle, New South Wales, during cyclone response efforts. In Queensland, a woman sustained minor injuries when an apartment building lost its roof in Gold Coast, while a couple suffered minor injuries after a tree crashed through their bedroom ceiling during strong winds and rain. (Photo: AP)

There were multiple reports of damaged houses in Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo: AP)

As of Sunday afternoon, power outages continued to affect approximately 268,000 residential and commercial customers in southeast Queensland, whilst an additional 12,500 properties in northeast New South Wales remained disconnected from the electrical grid, according to reports from service providers. (Photo: AP)

Police divers attended to a sunken yacht in the Broadwater at Labrador following Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast. (Photo: AP)