Millions of Australians across Queensland and northern New South Wales are bracing for tropical Cyclone Alfred to make landfall in the next 72 hours. More than 4 million people from Sandy Cape to Grafton have been warned that the storm will strike by the end of the week,

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to cross the southeast Queensland coast late this Thursday as a Category 2 storm. The last tropical cyclone to make landfall in the region was ex-Tropical Cyclone Zoe in 1974, half a century ago.

Cyclone Alfred is expected to make landfall late Thursday, or early Friday morning. What damage will it cause, and where will it flood? We answer your questions.