Mould forces Cork flood victim from home
Jim Hegarty, 58, who suffers from a respiratory condition, has been told by his GP that living in the house would be a “death sentence”. The mould has been attributed directly to dampness left by the flood which swamped Mr Hegarty’s Carrigrohane home with up to four feet of water.
The flood damage forced Jim to spend seven months in a caravan, but 10 months on he is one of 80 people still struggling with the long-term effects of the disaster.