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18/07/2003
DRD criticised following freak flooding
The Department of Regional Development has been criticised after severe flooding left many Northern Ireland households in ruin last night.
Residents in Counties Down, Armagh and Tyrone said the Department had learnt nothing from previous flooding in high-risk areas following the downpour.
Firefighters were called to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry after fears of possible flooding on the site while in Rathfriland local residents where caught out by the freak downpour. Castlewellan, Omagh and Newtownhamilton were also affected by the flooding.
However, a Roads Service spokesperson rejected the criticism, describing Thursday night's rainfall as "exceptional", and said that the majority of drainage under their responsibility was operating fairly well. "Unfortunately the sheer volume of water basically overwhelmed the system in a very short time," he said.
People affected by last night's rain are not likely to get much rest bite either with the Met Office warning that heavy rain is expected to affect the whole of Northern Ireland on Friday night.
(MB)
Residents in Counties Down, Armagh and Tyrone said the Department had learnt nothing from previous flooding in high-risk areas following the downpour.
Firefighters were called to Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry after fears of possible flooding on the site while in Rathfriland local residents where caught out by the freak downpour. Castlewellan, Omagh and Newtownhamilton were also affected by the flooding.
However, a Roads Service spokesperson rejected the criticism, describing Thursday night's rainfall as "exceptional", and said that the majority of drainage under their responsibility was operating fairly well. "Unfortunately the sheer volume of water basically overwhelmed the system in a very short time," he said.
People affected by last night's rain are not likely to get much rest bite either with the Met Office warning that heavy rain is expected to affect the whole of Northern Ireland on Friday night.
(MB)
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