Greater Brisbane residents face long queues for sandbags, with more than 70,000 distributed in 24 hours

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is likely to make landfall in suburban Brisbane this week, but some south-east Queenslanders face the possibility of sandbag shortages and long waits. 

Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said an “unprecedented” 74,000 sandbags had been distributed by the council in just…