Cork council says flood emergency plan still incomplete over a year after Storm Babet

But even when the plans are finished, the council warned they will 'not include information or guidance for individual home or business owners'
Cork council says flood emergency plan still incomplete over a year after Storm Babet

Storm Babet caused millions of euro worth of damage in Midleton a year ago, with parts of the busy east Cork town submerged under water by the 'biblical floods'. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Cork County Council has confirmed it still does not have a finished flood emergency plan more than a year after the county bore the brunt of Storm Babet.

The council has repeatedly promised the plan would be made public but has now said it is still at a draft stage. It could be weeks or months into winter before it is completed.

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