US EditionEnniscorthy locals assess 'devastating' flood damage
Storm Chandra caused the River Slaney to flood, damaging dozens of homes and businesses; 350 properties were affected and emergency payments are now available, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, was inundated after the River Slaney burst its banks, flooding around 350 properties with waters up to 1.5m.
- With ground already saturated and river levels high, Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for six counties on Thursday due to flood risks from heavy rain.
- Ralph Swaine, owner of The Bus Stop Shop, reported tens of thousands of euro in losses, with one estimating 100,000 and a garage owner warning of 50,000-60,000 in repairs, while interiors showed a 1.2m tide mark and ruined stock.
- The Department of Social Protection announced an Emergency Response Payment, capped at 20,000, and said some rescue equipment may have been lost or needs replacing, according to Slaney Search and Rescue chairman Shane O'Connor.
- With repeated flooding and a stalled relief scheme, residents criticised late sandbag deployment and red tape, urging Minister James Browne to act on the €55m flood relief scheme approved in 2014.
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‘Everything is gone’: Occupants advised to leave flooded homes
Clean-up operations continued amid the threat of more rain in some of the worst-affected towns, like Enniscorthy and Aughrim, and areas in Dublin. Residents have been warned to prepare for more flooding as further heavy rain is forecast over the bank holiday weekend, according to emergency planners. Clean-up operations continued amid the threat of more rain in some of the worst-affected towns, like Enniscorthy and Aughrim, and areas in South Dub…
‘A woman was evacuated while holding her six-week-old baby, she was absolutely sick with tears’ – Inside Enniscorthy’s devastating floods
Businesses and residents in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford are continuing to count the costs of Tuesday’s catastrophic flooding which saw the River Slaney burst its banks and wreak havoc throughout the town.
'Parent's worst nightmare' - Mum of new born rescued from Storm Chandra floods horror tells of family's ordeal
Tot Ollie Micheal Kirwan, his parents Kasey Grant and Stephen Kirwan along with grandmother Elayne Grant were all rescued by boat from their apartment in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford
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