Towns under siege as fallout from deluge continues

BLOCKED roads, fallen trees along with flooded homes and farmland greeted the residents of west Cork and Kerry yesterday as continuing heavy rainfall took a grim toll on one of the worst-hit parts of the country.

Last night, the whole of west Cork was cut off from the city as Bandon became a town under siege, impregnable but for the most robust of vehicles. Even the local Garda station was reported to be under half a foot of water.

Flooding occurred not alone in Bandon but also on roads out of the town to Clonakilty, Crossbarry, and Kilbritain. In Cork city, the Sarsfield Road Roundabout was flooded, while in Tralee, the road at Ballymullen was closed for most of the day yesterday.