Hundreds evacuated as water takes toll

HUNDREDS of home owners and nursing home residents were unable to return to their houses in Co Kildare yesterday as flooding continued to blight parts of the country.

Hundreds evacuated as water takes toll

In addition to the situation in Sallins in Co Kildare, where houses were seriously damaged after the River Liffey burst its banks on Sunday, parts of the Dublin were still affected yesterday despite falling water levels. Johnstown, Clane and Celbridge, all in Co Kildare, were also affected by the flooding, with roads there impassable.

The Strawberry Beds area of the capital, between Chapelizod and Lucan, was the worst affected area of Dublin yesterday as roads there remained impassable.

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