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Clean Up Operations Are Underway Following Flooding

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07:48 2 Feb 2014


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A clean up operation is underway as households and businesses count the cost of flood damage.

High tides, heavy rain and gale force winds caused severe flooding in parts of the West and South west yesterday.

Thousands of homes were also left without power yesterday and ESB crews have been working through the night to restore supplies to the last few hundred customers.

Met Eireann is warning there's no end in sight to the stormy weather. Meteorologist Jean Byrne:

 With the stormy conditions continuing people are being reminded to stay away from exposed coasts.

Cliffs, piers and slipways are all extremely dangerous with winds and waves posing a huge risk.

Declan Geoghan of the Irish Coastguard says even places that you are familiar with can suddenly be lethal:


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