VIDEO & PICS: Storm Frank - Alerts in place as sixth storm hits Ireland

Four weather alerts came into force yesterday as Storm Frank struck off the west coast — the sixth to hit Ireland since the start of the winter.

Along the Shannon basin, land flooded as the ESB increased the flow of water through the Parteen Weir to 440 cumecs (cubic metres per second) and warned that it is likely to increase further.

The ESB also advised that, depending on the expected rainfall associated with Storm Frank, it is likely that water in Lough Derg may reach 2009 levels in the coming days.