Cork City leaks feared significant flooding

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Cork City has escaped major flooding this morning.

The city is now reopening. Image: Larry Cummins
The city is now reopening. Image: Larry Cummins

The high tide passed just after 6:20 a.m. M. With a small flood in the low docks.

The water levels in the river have already dropped.

Strong southeastern winds, which had been forecast to combine with high tide, changed direction and their speeds dropped significantly about an hour before high tide.

The road closures that had been introduced around 5.30am will be lifted in the next few minutes.

The flood was not as bad as predicted. Image: Larry Cummins
The flood was not as bad as predicted. Image: Larry Cummins
Water on the docks this morning in Cork City. Image: Larry Cummins
Water on the docks this morning in Cork City. Image: Larry Cummins

The message of the City Council is that the city is open for business.

Town merchants had prepared for another significant tide and were warned to take preventative measures, as it was feared that the impact could be similar to the October floods, when floodwaters broke the pier walls on Morrison’s Island and inundated South Mall and Oliver Plunkett. Street.

It is understood that the Bantry town square was flooded this morning before high tide, but the county council and firefighters managed to pump the floodwater away from the businesses and no property damage was caused.



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