'Flooding expected' as Met Éireann issues status orange rain warning for Cork and Kerry

Flooding on Main Street, Midleton, last October. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Met Éireann has issued a status orange rain warning for Cork and Kerry, with "high tides" and "elevated river levels" expected in the coming days.

It comes as a status yellow rain warning for the two counties is currently in place. That warning, in effect since Monday, will remain in place until 12pm on Wednesday.