Police are pleading with people to avoid floodwaters as rain continues to batter Queensland. Video by Queensland Police via AAP
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00:00Over the last few days we've seen significant rainfall over parts of Queensland and over
00:05the coming days we're expecting to see more rainfall through the eastern parts of Queensland.
00:09We are also monitoring a tropical low that's forming up around Weeper and is expected to
00:14travel down the coast and move offshore towns for later this week.
00:19I wanted to take this opportunity just to remind people that if it's flooded, forget
00:25it.
00:26I also take this opportunity to remind people not to play in floodwaters.
00:30I know it's school holidays, I know the kids are home, but can we please remind our children
00:35not to play in floodwaters.
00:37Only this week we saw a young 15-year-old boy in far north Queensland get sucked down
00:41one of our drains.
00:43We were lucky on that occasion that that boy came out with some scratches and bruises,
00:47but we do not want to see bad outcomes from kids playing in floodwaters.
00:52So mums and dads, can I implore on you, have a conversation with the kids, tell them how
00:56dangerous it is.
00:57You just do not know what's under that water.