Footage has emerged of extreme flooding in Laois, where two housing estates have had to be evacuated.
According to RTÉ, 43 homes in the Mountmellick area of Co. Laois have had to be evacuated after the nearby Owenass River burst its banks. Parts of Ireland saw 50mm of rain fall over several hours throughout the day, and streets in many counties, including Laois, Dublin and Kildare were flooded.
Flooding in Mountmellick, Co Laois. pic.twitter.com/GTXexKlakN
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) November 22, 2017
Laois Fire and Rescue have also shared several photos on their Twitter page, showing severe flooding throughout the county. They also confirmed that as early as this morning, they had received 16 flooding calls.
Flooding around Co. Laois- all crews currently mobilised. pic.twitter.com/oVg1nyMKBn
— Laois Fire & Rescue (@LaoisFireRescue) November 22, 2017
Some pictures of flooding around the county. All of our crews are currently in attendance at incidents. pic.twitter.com/FHt5M73BIZ
— Laois Fire & Rescue (@LaoisFireRescue) November 22, 2017
One Laois school required a makeshift bridge in order to help children safely evacuate.
We helped Scoil Bhride NS in Mountrath out with a temporary bridge to help get the students home this afternoon and also evacuated a pre-school in Mountmellick. pic.twitter.com/4F4C2DS6yR
— Laois Fire & Rescue (@LaoisFireRescue) November 22, 2017
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