Family home floods for second time in less than two years

A family whose home flooded for a second time in less than two years after a water mains burst said the emotional impact is taking its toll.

Family home floods for second time in less than two years

Sarah Murtagh said she had to get parents Jimmy, 81, and Joan, 71, from their bed in the middle of the night when the mains outside Navan, Co Meath, burst.

Their home was gutted following a similar flood at Christmas 2015 and the family had only returned to their house last September.

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