The two items Aussies are frantically panic buying as fierce Cyclone Alfred threatens to wreak widespread chaos

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Queenslanders are stripping grocery stores bare of two items as they prepare for Cyclone Alfred to hit later this week.

In scenes reminiscent of the Covid pandemic, supermarket shelves are being cleaned out by people who fear they could be trapped in their homes for up to three days.

The fruit and vegetable manager at Sam Coco Trading in Brisbane told Daily Mail Australia people are trying to get their hands on two items.

'They're taking water and toilet paper,' Troy said.

'Since Covid, they just do it and we prepare for it. Covid has made us used to panic buying.

'It's clear as a bell at the moment. There's no sign of the cyclone but they're all panic buying. It's pretty much just staples.

'There's about to be plenty of water coming from the sky but they're still buying it.'

Footage showed one supermarket aisle in Ashgrove, Brisbane, completely stripped of goods, prompting anger from some X users.

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'Absolute stupidity. Panic buying on steroids. Went to the shops today and saw the same thing,' one person posted.

Queensland Premier David Crisafuli said supermarkets have been told to keep their shelves full.

He said, before the storm arrives, all roads remain open so there is no reason not to keep shelves stocked.

'There's access north and south, so we're asking the supermarkets to do all they can to bring supplies in and refill those shelves,' he told Nine's Today show.

'And obviously we're asking people to their little bit as well.'