Lack of action on floods is appalling

IT’S HARD to blame the hundreds of Cork householders and business owners affected by the city’s worst flood in living memory for being angry, frustrated and fearful.

Almost 12 months on, they still don’t know what caused the November 19 disaster, or who was responsible.

And the grindingly slow pace of repairs to damaged quay walls, the lack of flood defences and early warning systems, along with the failure of politicians to ensure these measures are delivered, has left them living in fear that it could happen again.