Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health

By Jodie Bailie, Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health and The Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney
Jo Longman, Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health, University of Sydney
Rebecca McNaught, Research Fellow, Rural and Remote Health, University of Sydney
Ross Bailie, School of Public Health, Honorary Professor, University of Sydney

Ex-cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and Hervey Bay, which received 150 mm of rainfall in two hours this morning.

Tragically, a

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