A sales assistant at JB Hi-Fi’s Albert Street store suggested ordering online from Amazon, with the caveat that delivery ahead of the cyclone might be difficult.
The Bunnings store in Newstead was also out of battery-operated radios, although larger and more costly items using charging ports were available.
Again on Monday afternoon, the Premier urged people to take the warnings seriously and get prepared.
“I know that there is some interest in supermarkets and stock on the shelves,” he said.
“We are working with those supermarkets and urging them to continue to resupply multiple times a day to give everyone the opportunity to get the essentials.
“Do everything you can to prepare for the prospect of loss of power.”
He also urged residents to compile important documents, have tinned food on hand and tie down any loose items outside.
Crisafulli said authorities’ main concern was the potential impact of flooding across a region housing more than 3 million residents.
“When you’re talking about falls of a few hundred millimetres or more in a short period of time in already soaked catchments that will be a challenge,” he told ABC Radio.
“I’ve seen how well the southeast has handled flooding events in recent years.
“This is an added complexity, but it’s nothing that the community can’t get through.”
Generators have been sent to Bay Island communities facing the tough choice of whether to stay or evacuate.
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