Thousands without power in West Cork after storm surge

West Cork was one of the first areas to bear the brunt of Ophelia and a huge clean-up operation will continue today for the biggest storm in living memory.

One of the most dramatic episodes occurred in Schull when the roof of the Coast Guard station peeled off the building and flipped into the yard of the nearby Garda station.

Denis O’Regan of the local Coast Guard said the roof began moving at 10am in the high winds before becoming detached.