THE crucial water main which ruptured in Cork forcing almost 30 people to flee their flooded homes is to be sent to England for expert analysis.

THEY were told after the 1996 disaster that it would never happen again.

A CRUCIAL 60-year-old water main that burst in Cork city yesterday, forcing more than 30 people to abandon their flooded homes, was given the all-clear just a few months ago during cold weather checks.

A major clean up operation is underway in Cork city after a mains-pipe burst overnight, forcing the evacuation of more than 30 residents from their homes.

More than 30 people have been evacuated from their houses in Cork city overnight after a burst water mains sent tens of thousands of gallons of water flooding through their homes.