17/07/2007

Clifftops inspected after heavy rain

A safety inspection is set to take place on the clifftops of the Antrim Coast Road near Larne.

The examinations follow a number of landslides that occurred after torrential rain on Monday evening.

Rain swept part of the hillside onto the road just outside Ballygalley, and the road was closed overnight between Branch Road at Drains Bay and the north of the Upper Waterloo Road. It will also stay closed for part of this morning.

Other parts of Northern Ireland were also affected by rain yesterday. The main airport building at Belfast International Airport was flooded and this delayed the landing of several flights.

In Portrush a number of people were rescued from their cars, while parts of Portstewart were also badly affected.

(JM/KMcA)

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