Cork floods

The lack of communications from Cork City and County Councils on social media networks in the face of widespread flooding this morning has provoked a backlash among users.  Sinn Féin TD Jonathan O'Brien praised the work of local representatives in highlighting the floods and providing information but criticised the local authorities.
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If you need help or can offer some please contact us by emailing editor@corkindependent.com, to be added to this list Help required Glanmire Business Network members are hosting a bag pack to help flood victims at Super Valu today from 4pm - 8pm and Sat
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Clonakilty solicitor @flormccarthy blogs about the damage there: http://www.mccarthy.ie/flooding-in-clonakilty/ Tweets Ken Curtin ‏@kencurtin Flooding really bad in several pa
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The City Council has activated its Housing Welfare Response Team to ensure that any tenants of the Council or residents, in distress, are supported and offered assistance. The Cork City Flood Assessment Team have been monitoring weather and river levels throughout the day while agencies involved are Cork City Council, Cork County Council, Port of Cork, Met Eireann and the ESB.
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Cork City Council has said it does not expect flooding to occur tonight. In a statement, the Council said: "The Cork City Flood Assessment Team has been monitoring weather and river levels throughout the day.
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Electricity supplies in certain areas have been badly affected due to the electrical storm overnight. Western parts of the city were particularly badly affected. Pat Philpott of ESB confirmed that power in Blarney is only partly restored while electricity is not expected to return to Clonakilty until 2pm at least.
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Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the strong response from emergency and local authority services in dealing with flooding in Cork overnight. Services are working well together to deal with the difficult circumstances in worst affected areas across Cork and County including Douglas, Togher, Glanmire, Clonakilty, Bandon, Mallow and Rathcormac.
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Cork Chamber has sympathised with businesses across the Cork region which were affected by the serious flooding overnight. They also acknowledged the work of the emergency services and urged all of those charged with the responsibility for protecting the Cork region from localised flooding to double their efforts to restore the confidence of the business community.
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Roads around Beal na mBlath and Newcestown area have experienced severe amounts of debris deposited and several sections of these roads have become impassable. The centre of Newcestown village resembled a mud deluge this morning as debris and other items were washed down into the village.
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The following traffic restrictions are currently in place: the city centre is passable, Douglas is passable but traffic is slow-moving, both sides of the church in Blackpool are impassable, Sarsfield Road Roundabout is impassable and Glanmire.
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There will be delays and disruption to the following Bus Éireann services: Expressway- Route 7, 8, 40A, 40 and 51 are all operating with delays. City Services affected include Route 3 which is not serving Blackpool, Route 5a which is not serving Blackpool, Route 7 which is operating via Tramore Lawn to Donnybrook outbound and inbound via Tramore Lawn, Route 10 is not serving Summerstown, Route 14 is operating as normal to junction of Clashduv Road and directly to CUH with a shuttle service from Southmall to Sarsfield Road.
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Cork County Council has been interacting with the Gardaí and the HSE to coordinate the response to flooding. The Council initiated its flooding response plan at 4am this morning while council fire and roads staff attended flooding sites from 2am onwards.
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There has been severe flooding overnight in both the city and county overnight. Clonakilty and areas of Douglas, Glanmire and Ballyvolane are impassable.  Between 50 and 70mm of rain fell between 8pm last night and 3am this morning.
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