Storm Chandra: Damages set to exceed €50m as Status Yellow rain warning in place for six counties

New yellow rain warnings issued as flooding risk persists after Storm Chandra

Met Éireann warns further heavy rain could worsen flooding, as unions renew calls for climate leave and travel disruption continues

Storm Chandra: Damages set to exceed €50m as Status Yellow rain warning in place for six counties

The damages bill for Storm Chandra is expected to exceed €50m as pressure mounted on the Government for enhanced national and regional flood warning schemes.

National Emergency Coordination Group preparing for risk of further flooding

Another Yellow warning for rain will come into effect in County Wexford on Friday morning (30th) at 9am, lasting until midnight.  On top of today’s yellow warning for rainfall, and with saturated lands and rivers, this creates a continued high risk for flooding for the Slaney, and particularly Enniscorthy town, right through the bank holiday weekend. […] The post National Emergency Coordination Group preparing for risk of further flooding appear…

Ireland to be hit with more torrential rain and flooding over the next few days

A status yellow rain warning is still in place for parts of Ireland already impacted by Storm Chandra, as devastated local communities continue the clean-up operation after the torrential rain and floods of the past few days. The Status yellow rainfall alert for counties Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Carlow and Kilkenny remains in place until midnight tonight (Thursday) and is expected to cause further damage in areas already counting the…