‘Significant difficulties’ on some of the county’s roads after Storm Babet brings more than a month’s worth of rain fell in 24 hours
Flooding in Midleton, Co Cork, caused by Storm Babet after more than a month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours. Photograph: Damien Rytel/PA WireSeveral roads in the south and southeast were impassible on Thursday morning as local authorities and emergency services continued to assess the flood damage.
“A lot of the shops have no insurance because it’s a flood zone, the town hasn’t seen anything like this in 400 years,” he told RTÉ's Morning Ireland. Looking out the window, he saw a man in a canoe and asked him to help, which he did by bringing him to the main street where he could see cars caught in the flood water. All local businesses were in the same position, he said – waiting to see what damage had been caused and what their next step would be.
Cork County Council has urged motorists to be aware of standing water with damage to roads. Drivers are also asked to be “especially conscious” of “vulnerable road users” such as pedestrians and cyclists. Flooding in Midleton, Co Cork, caused by Storm Babet after more than a month's worth of rain fell in 24 hours. Screengrab: Damien Rytel/PA Wire
The director of services at Waterford City and Council, Fergus Galvin, has told of the “significant impact” on the road networks in the west of the county.
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