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Sunday 25 October 2020
Floods destroyed roads, houses and bridges surrounding the city of Nice yesterday.
A Status Red weather warning was in place last night as the county was lashed with heavy rain and strong winds.
The promenade in Strandhill, Co Sligo is also closed due to waves and stones being hurled across the wall.
The water poured in around homes in Westbury, located close to the Limerick border, shortly before 7pm.
Donating jerseys for flood relief – and why the Guinness Six Nations has a special place in his heart.
Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran was filmed lending a hand while topless in Athlone.
A plan to construct a flood defence and pumping station to divert water away from the area have been left marooned.
A weather warning is in place for counties Donegal, Leitrim and Sligo until 12pm tomorrow.
Paddy Towey hasn’t lived in his house since the last major flood in 2015. He wants the government to come and talk with him.
13.6 mm of rain was recorded at Shannon Airport yesterday.
More than 2,000 people have been forced to leave their flooded homes.
The storm caused damage across the country, particularly in Galway and the west.
Met Éireann issued the alert this morning.
Tourists and residents can now return to the historic square.
The exceptionally intense high waters peaked at 1.87 metres.
Residents in Toll Bar, near Doncaster, described yesterday’s downpour as “almost biblical”
Hagibis crashed into the country on Saturday night.
Local authorities have said the situation is “critical” ahead of further downpours.
Police confirmed that crocodiles have been reported in flood waters in parts of Townsville.
Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year.
Water in St Mark’s Square rose to a near record-breaking 156cm.
Some of the dead appeared to have been swept away by floodwaters.
Rain warnings are in place for some counties amid flooding risk.
Typhoon Jebi is expected to make landfall on the country’s main island on Tuesday
India has a record of refusing foreign aid after disasters, turning down foreign help after the 2004 tsunami.
More than 350 people have died in the floods.
At least 310,000 people have been displaced and are taking shelter in relief camps.
Thousands are still trapped without food or water.
The site was off-limits for camping.
A partly built hydropower dam in southeast Laos collapsed after heavy rain and sent a wall of water surging through six villages
The crisis is the deadliest rain-related disaster in over three decades in Japan.
The death toll is expected to increase.
A number of roads across the region have been badly affected by flooding this week.
Weeks of torrential rains in Kenya have led to flooding and mudslides that have left 159 dead.
Crews are on site to restore services as quickly as possible.
A status yellow rainfall warning is in place for several counties.
The midlands was hardest hit over the weekend and some areas are still flooded.
Motorists have been advised to take care and avoid some areas.
The National Emergency Coordination Group on severe weather convened this morning to assess the situation in the wake of Eleanor and to review the weather ahead.
Much of the flooding reported earlier this evening has now receded.
WE’RE LESS THAN a week out from the scariest night of the year.
Halloween will look somewhat different this year but there’s nothing stopping us breaking out the box of decorations, throwing on a witch’s hat and doing up the outside of the house.
Cobwebs, ghouls and goblins, a scary pumpkin, there’s plenty of inspiration around at the moment as more and more people gear up for the 31st.
This morning, we want to know: Have you decorated your house for Halloween?
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Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Richard Nairns details some of what he discovered when he moved to Ned’s Wood in Co Wicklow.
A couple of afternoon showers
Max: 11 °C
Min: 7 °C
Winds subsiding with a couple of showers
Max: 12 °C
Min: 5 °C
Clouds breaking, rain ending; breezy
Max: 11 °C
Min: 6 °C
