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THE NATIONAL COORDINATION Group on Severe Weather has said emergency services, local authorities and State agencies “remain on high alert” today despite the improvement in weather conditions.
There were no reports overnight of major episodes of flooding but Met Éireann has advised that the current threat of stormy weather from Wednesday onwards remains and rainfall will serve to top up rivers that have already reached capacity,
Yesterday the group warned that this poses a heightened risk in slow moving rivers like the Shannon, the Barrow, Nore, Suir Slaney, Lee and Blackwater.
Today the orange weather alert was lifted but authorities are continuing to monitor the position in relation to river levels.
The ESB are also monitoring the levels on the rivers Liffey, Lee and Shannon and discharges are being managed in conjunction with local authorities.
(Image: Irish Defence Forces/Facebook)
The Defence Forces have also been on stand-by over the weekend, in case their assistance was needed in flood areas.
“The public have been reminded to continue to follow the weather warning and to heed the safety messages of the authorities,” the group said today in a statement.
Tomorrow the government task force on emergency planning will meet to discuss the situation.
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People stay away from rivers coasts and so on if it’s stormy. Don’t have emergency services called out to rescue you because of your own stupidity. They are busy enough at the moment.
Wonder what emergency services are on alert. Apparently it’s not Fire Service as that flood response service has been taken away.
Civil Defence is on alert as well as the Army and search and rescue crews. The first photo in this story looks like a Civil Defence Team.
The Polar Vortex has split in two, maybe one bit will drop in on us and give us a lick of snow to keep all the services busy?
*insert Dougle quote here*
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