Woman kisses an EEL she found in flood waters on the head and lips before releasing it
- Strange video shows a Brisbane woman kissing an eel she found in flood waters
- She kisses the eel three times – once on its back, once on its head, and on the lips
- Queenslanders preparing for a ‘hail bomb’ with severe thunderstorms predicted
- 19,000 homes were damaged by floods as some still suburbs remain inundated
One woman decided to spread the love amid Queensland’s flooding disaster by giving an eel a quick kiss.
Channel Nine Queensland journalist Peter Fegan filmed the Brisbane woman on Wednesday as she gave an eel three kisses on Logan Street.
‘On the lips?,’ Mr Fegan asks the woman, in the video posted to Twitter.
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Journalist Peter Fegan from Nine filmed a Brisbane woman on Wednesday as she gave an eel three kisses on Logan Street
She then kissed the eel twice on its back and head before planting a peck on its mouth.
‘Happy flood day!’ she said.
The woman then put the eel back into the flood water visible behind her.
The woman then put the eel back into floodwater shown behind her after the love display
Some commenters on the video were less than impressed by the woman’s display of love while others applauded her positivity.
‘Yes… let’s go pick up the eel from the contaminated water and kiss and cuddle it,’ one commenter wrote.
‘Lucky to be chucked back in the water not onto the barbie AND got a few kisses for its trouble,’ another said.
Homeowners have started cleaning their flood-damaged properties in south-east Queensland
Flood waters in several towns and suburbs in south-east Queensland will take days to clear out
As floodwater begins to recede, residents in southeast Queensland have swapped their boats and kayaks for bikes and cars
While floodwater is beginning to drain out of metropolitan Brisbane, several outer suburbs have remained inundated following the state’s worst flood since 2011.
19,000 homes were damaged by flood water and it is expected water will take several days to drain from some areas.
On Wednesday a major flood warning was issued for Mary River and lower Logan River, while moderate flood warnings were issued for Noosa River and the Brisbane River.
A service station in Waterford, Brisbane, remained surrounded by floodwater after rain eased on Wednesday
Some 24,000 Queenslanders were still without power on Wednesday afternoon and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced damage costs could reach $1 billion.
However south-east Queenslanders have been told to brace for more poor weather, with a hail bomb predicted.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned severe storms are likely across south-east Queensland on Thursday, issuing a warning covering coastal areas from Bundaberg to the Gold Coast.
Logan in Brisbane is one of several south-east Queensland suburbs that remains inundated as of Wednesday
Residents on Wednesday began large-scale cleaning efforts after Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced damage costs could reach $1 billion
The forecast predicts hail, intense rainfall and destructive winds will hit areas already damaged by floods.
Ms Palaszczuk urged Queenslanders to heed warnings and prepare for the severe weather.
‘There is some concern about these very dangerous thunderstorms,’ she said at a press conference on Wednesday.
‘We’re not out of the woods.’
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