In the midst of panic and empty shelves from the supermarket while people are in stock before Cyclone Alfred arrives, a driver in Queensland has spilled a trailer load of bottled water.
This led to a series of activity when passers -by stepped out of their cars to collect as much precious raw material as possible as they could.
The driver did not even stop to try to save part of the valuable charge.
The spilling of the hundreds of bottles happened at the Cleveland Bay roundabout in Redland Bay, 37 km southeast of Brisbane's CBD around 6 pm on Wednesday.
“A man had a trailer load of water and went too fast around the roundabout and lost most of the floor,” explained an Aussie.
“He didn't even stop picking it up, thanks for the free waters.”
One said that the leak served the driver well for buying so much water in bulk in the first place, and called it “Greed Karma.”
But another added: 'Don't assume that someone is greedy. That would be bad if it were for an emergency shelter. '
Buy in the middle of panic and empty shelves from the supermarket.
Supermarket boards (depicted) have been stripped clean while people are preparing for bunker down while the cyclone strikes
Empty shelves can be seen in Coolangatta Woolworths on March 5, 2025 in Gold Coast, Australia
Others noticed how water suddenly became a highly sought -after resource in the midst of the cyclone.
Supermarket boards are stripped clean while people are preparing for bunker down while the cyclone strikes.
The fruit and vegetable manager at Sam Coco Trading in Brisbane told Daily Mail Australia that people try to get hold of two items.
“They take water and toilet paper,” said Troy.
'They have been doing it since Covid and we are preparing. Covid has made us used to buying in a panic.
“A lot of water comes out of the sky, but they still buy it.”
It is predicted that Cyclone Alfred will hit Southeast -Queensland in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The system has registered winds up to 90 km/h in the middle and windfalls of 130 km/h.
It is expected to bring daily rainfall totals between 200 mm and 400 mm from Thursday to Saturday, probably which leads to 'life -threatening' floods.
The warning zone of the Cycloon takes 650 km from the double island point of the Sunshine Coast to Grafton in the north of NSW.
Australian Defense Force Assistance is activated with helicopters used in Bundaberg and Coffs Harbor.
