Police implore QLD kids to not play in floodwater after teen gets sucked into drain

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.