Large areas of Cork city and county are under several feet of water this morning, after a night of heavy rain. Douglas Village was left under two feet of water after the torrential downpour. Other badly affected areas include, include Togher, the Kinsale Road, the South Ring Road, Blackpool, Clonakilty and Ballyvolane. Some parts of the city have been left without electricity. Heavy rain has also caused flooding in other areas of the country, including Kildare, Westmeath, Tipperary and the North. Met Eireann has issued a flood alert to more than a dozen county councils with 70mm of rain forecast to fall in parts of Munster, Connacht, south Leinster and the midlands up to noon today. Gardai in Anglesea Street wish to advise motorists of the following traffic restrictions:
City Centre in Cork - is passable.
Douglas - passable, heavy traffic and water is subsiding.
Blackpool - both sides of the Church impassable.
Mallow Road - passable. Sarfields Roundabout - impassable.
Viaduct - a stop & go system is in operation.
Glanmire - impassable.
- RSOE Edis
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