Clean up begins after serious flooding and damage in Waterford
The N72 near Dungarvan flooded in Waterford on Sunday.
Gale force gusts and heavy rain hit the west of the county at the weekend with significant flooding and power outages taking place.
Met Eireann issued an initial yellow rain warning on Friday, however, increased the alert to orange on Saturday.
Some areas locally in Waterford were forecast to receive up to 100mm of rainfall and potentially more.
Concerns were also expressed regarding run-off from the Comeragh Mountains into rivers and valleys in the county.
Waterford City and County Council’s severe weather management team met on Saturday morning to monitor the situation. Ground crews were on stand-by and deployed to deal with issues, such as localised flooding, blocked drains and gulley overflows.
Waterford City and County Council advised the public to exercise caution, heed public safety advice and avoid unnecessary journeys.
Particularly heavy flooding was noted from the Nire River, with videos and images circulated online over the weekend showing burst banks and serious flooding on roads and farmland.
The Colligan River, Dungarvan also reportedly burst its banks due to the high level of rainfall.
Videos circulated showing flooding along the R671 Curate's Bridge, Deerpark, north of Ballymacarbry village. The road was impassable over the weekend and Waterford Council alerted locals to avoid the area.
Military Road in Dungarvan was also shut due to an accumulation of grit and rubble.
Both roads are now back open.
Hundreds of homes were without power in west Waterford and the Kilmacthomas area, with outages persisting through Monday morning.
