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Cyclone Alfred: 'Scary' tropical storm nears Queensland

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Cyclone Alfred expected to make landfall as a category two system on Saturday morning .

Four million people are in the firing line of the cyclone, which is expected to hit Queensland 's Gold Coast .

Surfers have been taking advantage of the wind and waves, but most residents are hunkering down indoors.

One man is missing after his four -wheel drive was swept into a fast-flowing river in New South Wales .

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