Heavy rain has had a severe impact in the city overnight and on Tuesday morning.
Road users in Cork are being urged to avoid Cork city centre until at least 11am on Tuesday morning due to “severe flooding” in the area.
Footage posted on Twitter by Cork City Council showed the impact of flooding on streets such as Oliver Plunkett Street and Caroline Street following heavy rain on Monday, overnight on Tuesday and again on Tuesday morning.
Union Quay is flooding but cars can pass through to George’s Quay #corkfloods pic.twitter.com/wmMzBaKX4p
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 20, 2020
This is the South Mall at high tide as water runs up side streets towards Oliver Plunkett St #corkfloods @cba @CorkChamber @corkcitycentre @LEOCorkCity pic.twitter.com/H0Ht0R5mRN
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 20, 2020
Water is pouring down Oliver Plunkett St at 8.48am this morn.
Your heart goes out to city’s traders so pls folks, when we get the place cleaned up #shoplocal like never before @LEOCorkCity @CBA_cork @CorkChamber #COVID19ireland pic.twitter.com/a94vxhYg4j
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 20, 2020
With Oliver Plunkett St under water, water half way down Caroline St @CBA_cork @CorkChamber @idahocafe @CorkParking @LEOCorkCity #corkfloods pic.twitter.com/b2Ci2f0yKq
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 20, 2020
The morning after #Lockdown2 is announced, this is what happened on Oliver Plunkett St in @corkcitycentre – a street with real personality due to its many independent traders. #shoplocal #corkfloods @CBA_cork @CorkChamber #cork pic.twitter.com/DzThTKcAuy
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 20, 2020
Crews from Cork City Fire Brigade and Cork City Civil Defence are working alongside Cork City Council to try and alleviate the flooding, but road users have been urged to avoid low-lying areas of the city centre until at least 11am.
Cork City Council asks road users to please avoid low lying areas of Cork City Centre until 11am this morning, due to serious flooding⚠️
🌊Cork City Council Operations crews, @CorkCityFire & @cc_civildefence are on site to assist as serious flooding has occurred #CorkFloods pic.twitter.com/AYJSFjjSvl
— Cork City Council (@corkcitycouncil) October 20, 2020
Bus Éireann has also advised that all services are suffering disruption or delays due to flooding in the city.
Please be advised that due to severe weather and flooding in Cork City, all Cork services are suffering disruption and/or delays @CorksRedFM @Corks96FM @aaroadwatch @TFIupdates
— Bus Éireann (@Buseireann) October 20, 2020
Elsewhere in Cork, emergency services are advising motorists not to travel through Bantry as the town centre is flooded.
In Kinsale, Pier Road is impassable due to flooding.
In Youghal, Back St (R634) is flooded and Gardaí are requesting that the area be avoided.
Whitegate Village (R630) is also flooded and motorists have been advised to use alternative routes.
In Carrigaline, the Crosshaven Road, Station Road and on Main Street are all impassable due to flooding.
On Monday, Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow rainfall warning for Munster, Connacht, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal, warning of rainfall totals of 30-50mm in places and flooding in places.
That warning, as well as a Status Yellow wind warning for Wexford, Cork, Kerry and Waterford, will remain in effect until 3pm on Tuesday.
Main image via Twitter/Cork City Council
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