Sections of Newry under water as flooding hits Northern Ireland

A man canoes down a flooded Sugar Island in Newry Town, Co Down. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Sections of the Co Down city of Newry are under water following a night of heavy rain.

The scenes come after an amber warning for rain in Northern Ireland overnight, just ahead of the expected arrival of Storm Ciarán across Ireland on Wednesday.