A senior fire officer who has seen a rise in ‘disaster tourism’ has issued a stark warning about the dangers of swimming in flood waters.

The President saluted the resilience, backbone, and courage of the family-run businesses of Cork City centre during a walkabout yesterday of the areas worst hit by last week’s double flood.

IT was 9.56am when the call came through to the Munster Regional Communication Centre about a serious fire at Cork Airport.