Simulation technology on frontline of flood defences

Irish householders could soon get a virtual-reality view of the threat flood waters pose to their properties on a year-by-year basis.

Healthcare professionals, Civil Defence personnel, businesspeople, and flood victims were told of the resource at a unique think-tank organised by the International Red Cross aimed at reducing risks borne by natural disasters.

The workshop, which took place in Cork, is part of a six-city global exercise to develop new technology and reactions to the increased risks posed by weather-related disasters.