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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Joe Hinchliffe

‘Don’t seem to listen’: authorities urge Queenslanders to avoid flood waters after death toll rises

Houses are seen engulfed by flood waters in the suburb of Auchenflower in Brisbane in February
Meteorologists say that while heavy rain is forecast, it will be ‘very different’ to the recent storms that caused widespread flooding that inundated homes in Brisbane and elsewhere. Photograph: Darren England/EPA

Police have urged people not to enter flood waters in south-east Queensland, where one man and five dogs died, and another person was swept away.

During a day of heavy rain, a man and five dogs died before 5am on Monday after a vehicle and trailer belonging to a pet-moving business was caught in flood waters near Kingsthorpe, north-west of Toowoomba.

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