Flood-prone area should not be zoned

IN recent years an area of Bandon, known locally as the bogs, was developed with a shopping centre built on it.

Flood-prone area should not be zoned
Wed, 30 Mar, 2011 - 01:00
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At the time local people knew that development in this area was wrong, but they were ignored.

The result was that the worst floods Bandon has ever seen occurred in 2009.

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