'Constantly watching the forecasts is exhausting and it is no way for a family to live'

Midleton resident Alan Mahy, whose home was destroyed in Storm Babet, is calling on Met Éireann to issue flood warnings in forecasts

Alan Mahy in the kitchen of the family home: 'Eighteen months after the flood, if water gets to our driveway, others know to start panicking. Picture: Larry Cummins

A Cork father whose home was destroyed by flooding said the constant threat of rising rainfall was negatively impacting his mental health.

Alan Mahy is now constantly monitoring the weather forecasts and wants Met Éireann to issue flood warnings as well as wind and rain warnings in forecasts.