Four times normal rainfall – and there’s more to come

COMMUNITIES devastated by some of the worst floods in living memory were last night bracing themselves for a further deluge.

Towns across Connaught and Munster were facing multi-million euro clean-up bills as forecasters warned of four-hour downpours in some areas today.

Local authorities and emergency volunteers, including the Irish Red Cross, evacuated people stranded in homes and businesses destroyed by rising waters.