'No amount of sandbags could have saved us' — Midleton locals hope the worst has passed

Two things stood out when the Irish Examiner visited Main Street yesterday — sandbags in every doorway and skips every few 100 feet

Writing on a discarded piano on Midleton Main Street, in the aftermath of last week's storm. Picture: Neil Michael

As the rain started to fall on Midleton at 5.30pm last night, residents and business owners could be forgiven for being apprehensive.

Still trying to clear up and assess the damage wrought by “biblical” and unprecedented flooding last week, the last thing they needed was rain.