Serious flooding in Cork city after morning high tide

The flood water has begun to recede but many streets in Cork city were under up to a metre in water and while flood warnings had been issued in advance, the speed at which the flood waters rose appear to have taken many people by surprise.

Water, everywhere — a heartbreaking scene from #Cork city centre this morning. @rtenews pic.twitter.com/YIIlFR4b0tDozens of parked cars have also been badly damaged. There are also reports of flooding in Passage West and Monkstown and Bantry town is said to be impassable due to tidal flooding. — Cork County Council October 20, 2020 Past high tide; water levels rising; streets flooding now. #Cork @rtenews pic.twitter.com/TaxQYjFKuL

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corkbeo YsendraVenture Desastre natural

corkbeo Ignore the floaters. It's the other ones you want.

corkbeo Its 2020. They still haven't fixed that shit Yet...

corkbeo Every cloud.

corkbeo So terribly sad 😔

corkbeo More like Davieboot throwing them into the river after a night out 🤣

corkbeo save them, save them or they will surely drown..

corkbeo No panic - they're empty.

corkbeo If they were full they wouldn't be floating and they wouldn't be there

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corkbeo If someone was to write a stereotype of what a flood in Ireland would look like this would be too much.

corkbeo Ffs someone rescue the kegs

corkbeo Plague and flood. Tis going well.

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