Video: 'A shocking situation here in the town' - Dozens of homes flooded in Co Laois

Latest: Gardaí have warned people to use alternative routes if the road they are travelling on is flooded.

Update 9pm: Dozens of homes have been flooded in a Co Laois town after three rivers burst their banks.

Flash floods wreaked significant damage in Mountmellick on Wednesday as torrents of water ran through the town.