Floods even wash Christmas cheer away

CORK city woke up to a flood of problems yesterday after a night of torrential rain.

Floods even wash Christmas cheer away
Fri, 22 Nov, 2002 - 00:00
Sean O’Riordan

In Blackpool, the Christmas dreams of one family were washed away by the floods.

Yesterday, as she surveyed the damage to her new home, a young mother broke down in desperation.

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