New emergency plan for Cork county to include flood prevention plans in wake of Storm Babet

Council official said the countywide overall emergency plan, which deals with major incidents such as industrial accidents, fires, and chemical spills, will be finalised later this month

The East Cork Flood Action Plan will include protocols for Midleton town and Youghal town and its environs. File picture

A new overall emergency plan for Co Cork is expected to be made public at the end of this month and specific plans also being drawn up to create flood responses for each of the county’s eight municipal districts.

The local authority revealed the moves after it was asked to update the county-wide plans it last published three years ago, especially in light of the multi-million euro damage caused in East Cork last October by Storm Babet.