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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS HAVE shown the extensive scale of the flooding in Midleton, Co Cork following Storm Babet.
The photographs, taken by the Guileen Coast Guard with a drone at 2.40pm on Wednesday, show cars, roads and buildings in the town centre submerged in water.
Heavy rainfall from Storm Babet saw some 100 homes flooded, with the strength of the deluge smashing windows in shops and flooding the roads in some places to five feet deep.
The local hospital also had to be evacuated, while a rest centre was established in Midleton Community Centre for people who had to be evacuated from their homes.
Among those having to be evacuated to safety was a ten-day-old baby, Guileen Coast Guard said.
The coast guard was assisting at the scene, along with An Garda Síochána, Cork Fire Brigade, Ballycotton Coast Guard, the Civil Defence and a number of other organisations.
The community was reeling from the effects yesterday as residents and business owners surveyed the damage caused by the storm.
A number of business owners told The Journal that they were angry about the lack of flood defences in the area, with one man saying he felt that Midleton had not been seen as a priority as Clonmel and Fermoy have had successful flood prevention projects.
Families and business owners also confronted Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who visited the town yesterday to see the extent of the damage.
This morning, Cork County Council is asking the public to avoid Midleton town centre due to a “significant” risk of further flooding following more heavy rainfall overnight.
“Following further heavy rain overnight, the River Owenacurra river levels continue to rise, resulting in a high risk of further flooding in Midleton,” the council said in a statement.
“There is a particular risk at present at Woodland estate,” it said, where residents have been asked to be on “high alert”.
Emergency services are present in the area and are conducting door-to-door visits in the estate for residents’ safety.
Several roads that were closed to traffic yesterday due to floods have reopened or are due to reopen to traffic today.
The risk of flooding is expected to become more frequent and more intense as climate change destabilises Ireland’s weather systems.
The Climate Action Plan 2023 outlined that the “most immediate risks to Ireland from climate change are predominantly those associated with changes in extremes, such as floods, droughts, and storms”.
Can’t stand the tagline ‘don’t cook, just eat’. Cooking is being looked down upon when it’s much cheaper, tastier and better for you. People need to be educated about cooking from a young age.
You work hard, you play hard…sometimes you wanna just eat! No guilt necessary!
I love cooking, but I also love justeat.
I really don’t think a website service or a tagline is going to make much difference to lazy unmotivated fatties who can’t be bothered cooking.
Isn’t technology fantastic,if you touch your phone in the right place a pizza will arrive at your front door.
They take 25 percent and dont pay for two months. Takeaway owners are leaving them in large nunbers. This is more rubbish concealed advertising by the journal and a paid poster above.
They take 11%
Just back for mc Sh”t in maynooth. Tried one of those new quarter pounder burgers. Horrific is all I can say. Should have brought it back in,but like most irish people I just said I won’t be coming here again.
Anyone else notice this new thing where eating copious amounts of fast food is seen as “manly” and a thing of respect? It seems to be common in young males, such as college students, etc.
There is nothing manly about eating bacon sandwiches everyday or ordering takeaway food more than once a week. In fact, it’s usually just overweight nerds looking for quick release endorphins.
Not to mention if you indulge in food like this often, you are gluttonous and therefore by default, evil.
Someone get this fella a snickers
Take a bow David – that was a classic
I hate everything and everyone too.
Can I get some green thumbs, please?
Starving
I avoid any place I see their sign tbh
Pig food
You can’t order through here Padraig , you need to download the Just Eat app and search for Pig Food, best of luck .
You’re funny.
Haha paulie well done on that one
As former Just-Eat.ie MD, I am not surprised by these results in Ireland. I left in 2011, but as of May this year I am launching a rival http://www.Marvin.ie which will be fairer to both restaurants and customers. Restaurants will only be charged 7% instead of 12% and consumers can earn FREE meals based on a coffee-shop loyalty reward system. I am here to compete and I would love to show Just-Eat that they are not untouchable.
*Like a coffee shop loyalty reward system
Best of luck!
Any app for this or just a website
Hi ciaran
Welcome to the journal
Cianan?
Thy take 12% and pay every 2weeks stil a lot of cash for small corner shops
Eating shit food is an unfortunate part of Irish culture. Lard-ass mentality.
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