1100 Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/04/03/05/37/cyclone-iris-queensland-weather-warning-storm-flooding-winds-rainHeavy rain has been falling in the Whitsundays area, with drivers battling flooded roads on Tuesday morning. Iris wasn't predicted to make landfall but its impact will still be felt across areas already saturated from rain delivered on its first sweep along the Queensland coast, and then from Cyclone Nora.Tue, 03 Apr 2018 07:40:00 +02009news-b4512e0b833be6f5ba897031886f98b220180403074000https://www.9news.com.au/national/2018/04/03/05/37/cyclone-iris-queensland-weather-warning-storm-flooding-winds-rainThe 'zombie' Cyclone Iris has reformed and is moving south about 345km east of Cairns. (AAP) In Mackay, 9NEWS weather reporter Natalia Cooper said wind speeds had already reached 60km/h and it was only going to get worse. "The cyclone is 345km east of Cairns and moving slowly to the south," she said.Tue, 03 Apr 2018 04:37:00 +02009news-e1efbb3e5c18d7455e443951f8a39a7520180403043700https://newskitchen.eu/2018/04/03/signalement-cyclone-tropical-iris-au-large-du-queensland/– Source: Republic of France – Foreign Affairs in French – Press Release/Statement. Headline: Signalement : cyclone tropical “Iris” au large du Queensland. Signalement : Le cyclone tropical “Iris”, de catégorie 2 (vents de 95km/h avec des rafales pouvant aller jusqu’à 130 km/h) se trouve actuellement au large du Queensland, de Sarina à St Lawrence.Tue, 03 Apr 2018 04:20:00 +0200newskitchen-2958a924bc00f3f550fba122e7dbf88220180403042000http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5571081/Zombie-Tropical-Cyclone-Iris-grow-category-3-storm-lash-Queensland.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490Tropical Cyclone Iris is back from the dead, the 'zombie' weather system reforming and bringing with it torrential rain, hurricane winds and flash flooding. Residents are bracing for a possible category 3 storm as Iris strengthens along the same stretch of Queensland coast ravaged by Cyclone Debbie one year ago.Tue, 03 Apr 2018 00:28:00 +0200dailymail-d183aaf92c04756040a80f06bd73a87e20180403002800