Emergency staff rescue passengers from stricken bus

FIFTY passengers had to be rescued from a bus after it became semi-submerged in flood water that deluged a north Cork town.

Since early yesterday morning, Mallow had been bracing itself for the torrent, with shopkeepers and home owners in the centre of the town sandbagging their premises and moving valuables upstairs.

For many it was groundhog day. They had seen it all before, but usually in the middle of winter.