Coastal communities assessing flood damage

COASTAL communities were today waking up to see if the overnight flooding predicted by forecasters would bring the destruction feared.

Swells of up to 10 metres were due on southern and south-western coasts last night with up to 30mm of rain across the country, prompting Met Éireann to issue a weather warning. Force 10 winds were also predicted overnight.

By late evening, a bus containing college students collided with a van in bad weather killing the two drivers and injuring 10 more outside Tuam, Co Galway.