05/07/2012
Flooding In Newcastle, County Down
A County Down seaside town has been flooded in the latest wave of heavy rain to hit Northern Ireland.
The Fire and Rescue Service is out in the town and in nearby Castlewellan and Rathfriland, following a thunderstorm early this morning.
NI Water reported that 18 calls had come in from Newcastle and confirmed it had sent staff to the Mourneview, Railway Street, Larchfield Park and Burrendale Park Road areas of the town.
Streets in some of these areas have flooded in the past and Alliance councillor Patrick Clarke blamed the Roads Service for leaving manholes blocked.
He told UTV: "I've lost count of the manholes that are just completely jammed. The big problem is basically the water has been rising, the manholes are blocked and therefore it's coming up into the driveways and we're trying to get sandbags out and road service out to clear the manholes to try and sort of alleviate the problem before it gets any worse. The rain has actually stopped but my concern is if it rains any heavier this afternoon that we are going to have major major emergency problems here."
Down District Council has declared a state of emergency as water is knee-deep in places.
The council advised people affected by flooding to call 0300 2000 100 and said anyone with damaged property should ring 028 4461 0800 for advice.
NI Water's 24-hour Waterline number is 08457 44 00 88.
(NE)
The Fire and Rescue Service is out in the town and in nearby Castlewellan and Rathfriland, following a thunderstorm early this morning.
NI Water reported that 18 calls had come in from Newcastle and confirmed it had sent staff to the Mourneview, Railway Street, Larchfield Park and Burrendale Park Road areas of the town.
Streets in some of these areas have flooded in the past and Alliance councillor Patrick Clarke blamed the Roads Service for leaving manholes blocked.
He told UTV: "I've lost count of the manholes that are just completely jammed. The big problem is basically the water has been rising, the manholes are blocked and therefore it's coming up into the driveways and we're trying to get sandbags out and road service out to clear the manholes to try and sort of alleviate the problem before it gets any worse. The rain has actually stopped but my concern is if it rains any heavier this afternoon that we are going to have major major emergency problems here."
Down District Council has declared a state of emergency as water is knee-deep in places.
The council advised people affected by flooding to call 0300 2000 100 and said anyone with damaged property should ring 028 4461 0800 for advice.
NI Water's 24-hour Waterline number is 08457 44 00 88.
(NE)
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