Limerick remains on alert after floods cause chaos

About 2,000 people living in 300 homes in have been swamped by floods not seen in Limerick in living memory.

Large parts of the city yesterday remained under water after “unprecedented” flooding struck several areas over a 320km radius in the early hours of Saturday morning when the River Shannon burst through flood defences.

The HSE has advised people to “always assume” the flood water is contaminated, and may be carrying Weil’s disease, carried by rats and which can be fatal to humans. It said the local drinking water supply was not contaminated.