At least one person died and four remain missing after Tropical Cyclone Alfred battered Australia’s east coast. But its coastal erosion, not human casualties, that have got the country talking. The Gold Coast is known for its smooth,

Over the weekend, residents of Brisbane, Australia, were bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The storm was downgraded to a tropical low, and made landfall on the mainland on Saturday. It was the first storm of its kind in the area in 51 years.

Residents are stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties ahead of a tropical cyclone that is forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east coast near Brisbane, the nation’s third-most populous city.