'It was a little too late': How effective are emergency alerts?

By Ruth McCosker
Updated May 8 2017 - 7:32am, first published May 7 2017 - 9:31pm
Beenleigh resident John Egan received an emergency alert warning after his home was already flooded. Photo: Jorge Branco
Beenleigh resident John Egan received an emergency alert warning after his home was already flooded. Photo: Jorge Branco

The arrival of an SMS warning to evacuate as extreme weather lashed Australia's east coast came a little too late for John Egan, whose home was underwater by the time the message arrived.

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