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A number of areas in counties Down, Antrim and Armagh were hit by flooding following heavy rain earlier this week. Calls for financial aid for businesses counting the costs after flooding Skip to ...
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Downpatrick, Newcastle and Newry are among the areas worst affected by heavy rainfall and record high river levels.
In the aftermath of both Storm Kathleen and Storm Pierrick, [14] a combination of a high spring tide, storm surge and strong winds caused significant floods across the country overnight on 8 April, especially along the south coast of England. [15] On 9 April, 43 flood warnings and 201 flood alerts were in place across England and Wales. [16]
Newton Emerson (born 1969) is a political commentator from Portadown in Northern Ireland, and now lives in Belfast. He described himself as a 'liberal unionist' in 2001. [1] He contributes to both the Sunday Times, and The Irish News as well as The Irish Times. [2]
Around 90 mm (3.5 in) of rainfall in 24 hours brought floods to parts of England and Wales on New Year's Day, prompting the Met Office to issue severe weather warnings; this led to 137 flood warnings being issued by the Environment Agency (EA) across England, Scotland and Wales, with extensive flooding affecting parts of North West England, especially Greater Manchester. [1]
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The point of Whitecoat, where the Newry Canal (in the foreground) meets the Upper River Bann. The Upper Bann rises at Slieve Muck in the Mourne Mountains, County Down and flows directly into Spelga Reservoir [15] before continuing through a number of towns until after 64 kilometres (40 mi) [16] it joins Lough Neagh at Bannfoot, County Armagh.