Flood-damaged buildings and cars in Cork City

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Around 100 buildings and dozens of parked cars have been damaged by flooding in Cork city center after high tide this morning, with damage estimated at millions of euros.

The county has also suffered significant flooding after this morning’s high tide.

The flood water has started to recede, but many streets in Cork City had up to a meter of water and, although the flood warnings had been issued in advance, the speed at which the waters rose seems to have taken many people by surprise.

The affected streets are South Mall, Oliver Plunkett St, Malboro St, Princes St, Pembroke St and extend to Patrick St.

Damage is estimated to be in the millions of euros and major flooding will also occur throughout the county.

The minister responsible for the Office of Public Works, Patrick O’Donovan, will visit the city later that day.

There are also reports of flooding in Passage West and Monkstown and the town of Bantry are said to be impassable due to the tides.

A senior engineer with the Office of Public Works, Ezra McMenamim, told RTÉ News that the damage has not been as extensive as the last major flooding in the city in 2014.

However, he said that water levels had come within 10 centimeters of causing extensive flood damage throughout the city center.

The Cork Chamber of Commerce, the Cork Business Association, businessmen and traders have called for work to be done without delay on a flood defense project.

An Bord Pleanála granted permission for work on part of that project to begin on Morrison Island in June, but Save Cork City, the main opponents of the city’s € 150 million flood defense project, have requested a judicial review of that decision.

Elsewhere, the Waterford train station has closed to passengers due to flooding.

Plunkett Station, which is located along the Suir River, was forced to close its doors around 9 a.m. after flooding engulfed the train tracks.

There is a yellow status warning for rain across the country until 3pm

Met Éireann said that up to 50mm of rain can fall.

There is also a Status Yellow wind advisory for Cork, Kerry, Wexford and Waterford with gusts of up to 100 km / h possible and exceptionally high tides combined with strong overland winds will bring a high risk of coastal flooding.

There was also a yellow rain warning in Northern Ireland until 3am.

The Met Office said heavy rains can cause flooding and travel disruptions.



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