Skibbereen clean up continues as Minister insists flood defences are working

Pictured at Bridge street Skibbereen was Margerat Balasa who has thrown out her carpets and is hoping the dehumidifier reduces the damp in her sitting room. Picture Denis Boyle

As the smell of bleach from determined cleaning of flood-damaged homes seeped out onto Bridge Street in Skibbereen, the Minister for the Office of Public Works assured locals that work was underway to prevent future floods in the area.

On Wednesday night, the street was transformed into a gushing river as blocked drains allowed filthy black water to rush down the street and into homes and businesses. Flooding on the Cork Road also devastated multiple properties.