Five people, including three children, have been rescued from flash flooding brought on by a dangerous deluge in southeast Queensland. Heavy rain and a severe storm pummelled Brisbane and surrounds. Emergency services will remain on high alert into the night.
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00:00Trapped and terrified, the driver of this car was rescued after a police officer ran
00:08into the water at Rochedale and broke the window to free her.
00:12Just a few kilometres away, another close call.
00:16Multiple streets across Brisbane's bayside have been hit by heavy flash flooding, including
00:20this one, where Swiftporter rescue crews were called to rescue a family trapped in their
00:25car.
00:26There were three children in the car, all were okay, no one was injured and everyone
00:28was safe.
00:29Emergency services responded to multiple calls for help, after 100mm of rain fell across
00:36the region in just three hours.
00:38These residents in Birkdale had flood water lapping at their doorsteps.
00:43A lot of cars and a lot of water, water almost waist deep.
00:48Swiftporter rescue crews remained on high alert throughout the afternoon.
00:52The weather bureau says the trough had tracked slowly towards the coast.
00:56We've definitely been monitoring the system all through the 24 hour period, so yeah we've
01:01kept an eye on this right the way through the night and day today.
01:04The deluge caused traffic chaos and cancelled events, including the Sherwood Community Festival.
01:11The bad news, not stopping these volunteers from making a splash.
01:17Rain is expected to ease in the south east tomorrow, but could return next week.