Inside and outside their home has been flooded with dirty water
A vulnerable couple in their 60s have been forced to move out of their home after "losing everything" due to floods in Newry in recent days.
READ MORE: Northern Ireland weather forecast for the weekend ahead as temperatures set to drop further“My parents are in their 60s, both of them are medically vulnerable,” Sara said of her parents, who did not wish to have their own names included. “It flooded eight years ago and then seven years ago as well and at that point they had to move house and abandon it at that point for a while.
“A lot of people in Newry are in the same boat at the moment in that because of the flooding before, no insurance companies would touch them.Describing the damage caused to their home, Sera said practically nothing is salvageable in the house following the damage.“The paper is peeling off the walls and the flooring has come up. My dad was out yesterday pulling up floorboards and he shouldn’t be doing that.
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