Midleton locals seek volunteer 'flood buddies' to help vulnerable residents in event of flood

Organiser Caroline Leahy said 'residents were left to their own devices' during Storm Babet in October 2023

The flooding in Midleton, Co Cork, caused by Storm Babet in October 2023.

Residents in Midleton are looking for volunteer “flood buddies” to help vulnerable people in the town in the event of a flood.

They are wanted to help in the event houses in the town are hit by the sort of floods that wreaked havoc there during Storm Babet nearly two years ago.