Financial support to be given to householders affected by severe flooding in Wexford

SUPPORTS WILL BE made available to people affected by flooding in Wexford, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has confirmed.

Minister Humphreys said: “Officials in my Department are working with local agencies in Wexford to help those people whose homes have been impacted by the severe flooding. ⚠️Householders in New Ross affected by flooding yesterday should contact the National Community Welfare Service phoneline on 0818 60 70 80 or email cwswexford@welfare.ie Please spread the word. ⚠️@newrossstreetf1 @VisitNewRoss @wexlibraries @DLooby1977Businesses affected by the flooding have been urged to contact the Irish Red Cross for advice and support.

Five units of the County Wexford Fire Service, twelve Civil Defence personnel and twenty-two outdoor crew members from the District Office attended the scene between 5pm and midnight.Drivers have been urged to take extra caution today after heavy rain resulted in localised flooding in several areas.The southeast of the country was worst affected. A number of roads have been closed in counties such as Wexford and Carlow.

The organisation advises: “If you’re confident that the level of water is low enough for you to pass through without causing damage, you should nonetheless drive with extreme caution. Animation showing the lightning strikes yesterday, intense lightning with torrential downpours and sadly flash flooding. pic.twitter.com/I3QAb30GOiMet Éireann says today will be mostly dry with some “well scattered light showers“. There will be some sunny spells as well but a good deal of cloud overall, especially in parts of the north and east.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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