Cork flooding

2023 - 10 - 18

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Storm Babet: Cork hit with heavy flooding, warnings issued for all ... (BreakingNews.ie)

People across the country are bracing for disruptive rain, as forecasters also advised caution over strong winds and potential flooding due to Storm Babet.

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Storm Babet: Floods hit Cork and Waterford, as orange rain ... (thejournal.ie)

FLOODING CONTINUES IN southern coastal counties as Storm Babet brings heavy rain. Counties Cork and Kerry are still under status orange rain warnings until ...

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Storm Babet live updates: Evacuations from homes and cars amid ... (Irish Examiner)

A status orange rain warning has been extended for Waterford, while a separate orange rain warning has been issued for Wexford and Wicklow.

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Watch: Flashflood sweeps through Cork housing estate as Storm ... (Cork Beo)

Emergency services are at the scene of a sudden flash flood that swept down the road of a housing estate on a hill above Youghal earlier this morning.

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LIVE: Glanmire under 'severe threat' as significant flooding hits Cork ... (Echo Live)

A Status Orange rain warning is in place in Cork, Kerry and Waterford until 1pm this afternoon.

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Cork City Fire Brigade says they're helping people out of their ... (Red FM |)

Storm Babet is causing widespread flooding across the city and county as the entire county remains under a status orange rain warning. Cork City Fire Brigade ...

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Shocking footage shows road completely destroyed by flooding in ... (Cork's 96FM)

Storm Babet has brought heavy rain to Cork this morning, with a Status Orange Weather Warning in place until 1pm. Reports of fallen trees and localised ...

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Family evacuated after 2ft of water floods their Cork home during ... (Irish Examiner)

In the last few months, the family's apartment on South Terrace in Cork City has flooded three times.

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Cork city and county lunchtime flood update | Red FM (Red FM |)

Cork has been badly hit by flooding right across the city and county as the combination of high tide and heavy rain led to serious road flooding. Low lying ...

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Video shows flash flood sweep through Cork housing estate as ... (Irish Mirror)

Emergency services have attended the scene in Youghal, where a residential area was suddenly engulfed by thousands of gallons of water.

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Storm Babet: Severe flooding in Glanmire and Midleton as Defence ... (Irish Examiner)

Cork East TD James O'Connor said: 'Following severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall, I understand that the Defence Forces will be deployed to provide ...

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Flooding causing serious problems across Cork (Cork's 96FM)

Significant flooding has forced the closure of roads in the city and county. An orange rain warning has expired, however, people are urged to take care across ...

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Motorists battle with surface water flooding throughout West Cork (Southern Star Newspaper)

THE provisional rainfall figure for West Cork over the past 36 hours โ€“ from 6am on Tuesday to mid-day on Wednesday โ€“ has been recorded at 64.1mm.

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Army personnel deployed to Midleton as Cork town has become ... (thejournal.ie)

Businesses and people's homes have been flooded in Midleton, and in surrounding areas, as the Mayor of County Cork has said that the impact of the flooding ...

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Cork Floods: Rest centre set up in Midleton to accommodate people ... (Echo Live)

Personnel from the army and the Civil Defence are on site in Midleton where authorities are dealing with significant floods. Cork County Council said this ...

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Cork flooding: Army deployed to aid relief efforts after several towns ... (The Irish Times)

'Absolute disaster' in Midleton as council advises people to avoid the town, while orange weather warnings for southern counties extended.

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Midleton flood 'worst in living memory' as historic East Cork pub ... (Irish Examiner)

Householders were trapped in their homes and had to be escorted out by emergency services in Midleton, Killeagh, and Cloyne.

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Several roads in Cork impassable due to flooding (The Corkman)

Several roads have been closed in County Cork due to flooding after heavy rainfall that has taken place since Tuesday, October 17.

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Watch: Good Samaritans rescue boat full of dogs from Midleton floods (Cork Beo)

Cars have been washed away and at least 100 properties have been flooded as the town suffers the effects of Storm Babet. Cork County Council have urged people ...

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Abandoned cars, flooded homes and major emergency response as ... (Cork Beo)

It's been a tough day for communities across Cork as a stronger-than-predicted Storm Babet has ravaged the Rebel County, forcing many to abandon their cars ...

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Statement from Cork County Council on Flooding (Cork County Council)

Considering the volume of rainfall in the last 24 hours together with ongoing forecasted conditions, saturated land, high river and stream levels and coastal ...

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Homes and businesses flooded in Cork during Storm Babet (RTE.ie)

Hundreds of homes and businesses were severely flooded after parts of Co Cork got more than a month's rainfall in less than 24 hours during Storm Babet.

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Flooding in Cork cuts power to hundreds of homes (RTE.ie)

Around 450 homes and businesses in Midleton, Co Cork remain without power following severe flooding as Storm Babet hit yesterday.

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Cork flooding disaster: Homes and businesses begin clean-up after ... (Irish Examiner)

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said funding is available after parts of Cork experience a month's rainfall in a day.

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Clean-up in Cork, Waterford after flooding 'carnage' (RTE.ie)

A clean-up operation is under way in towns and villages in east Cork and west Waterford hit by flooding during Storm Babet.

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Storm Babet: Clean-up operation after hundreds of Cork homes ... (BreakingNews.ie)

People were forced to wade through chest-high flood water in Midleton in east Cork yesterday after a month's rain fell in just over 24 hours. Over 100 ...

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Met Eireann Storm Babet weather update as more rain to come after ... (Cork Beo)

In response to the unexpected devastation, Met Eireann said yesterday they are looking at changing the way they issue weather warnings. It's expected that the ...

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Cork flooding: Floods in Co Cork 'absolutely devastating' as safety ... (The Irish Times)

'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.

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Cork flooding: Owenacurra residents evacuated due to severe ... (Irish Examiner)

Midleton Community Hospital say decision on evacuating its patients will be taken later this morning.

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Storm Babet: Cork roads remain impassable after 'worst flooding in ... (thejournal.ie)

The storm brought heavy rainfall to counties like Cork and Waterford, leading to major flooding. 20.1k. 49.

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Cork floods: 'we had to get stock out of the fields in a hurry' (Irish Farmers Journal)

A number of farmers were hit with severe flooding following the downpours. Dairy farmer Maurice Smiddy, who runs a milk herd and a few horses at Ballymacoda, ...

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Storm Babet: Army called to assist due to 'unprecedented' flooding in ... (Lovin.ie)

Images shared online show cars nearly completely submerged by water in Cork.The Irish Defence Forces have been deployed to Cork to provide aid as the county ...

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Updated Statement from Cork County Council on Flooding (Cork County Council)

Cork County Council's Severe Weather Assessment Team convened this morning to assess the impact of the unprecedented flooding across the county.

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Supports To Be Made Available After Catastrophic Flooding In Cork (Spin1038)

A range of supports are being made available to homes and businesses affected by severe flooding ...

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Cork flooding: 'I can't go through this again' (Newstalk)

Cork saw heavy rainfall yesterday amid Storm Babet and local villages have been left devastated as their homes and businesses are destroyed.

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