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Flood Warning from AA Road watch

Sponge Bob · 2009-11-19 16:15:24

their site keeps crashing and this update is from 3:58pm CORK CITY* • Water is being released from Inniscarra Dam and this will severely affect the city centre, conditions expected to worsen approaching high tide 6:30pm. he N22/Lee Rd, the Ballea Rd, Straight Rd, Inniscarra Rd and Carrigrohane Rd are all closed due to…

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#182 20-11-2009 2:36pm
jscan1

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Hi :: Redisle

I have linked to your pics from a facebook fan page ::
Ireland would be a lovely little country if we could only roof it!
clear
here:

http://www.facebook.com/madweather

Hope that's ok?

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#183 20-11-2009 2:39pm
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Vinta81 wrote: »

Most guys on this forum are dirty, old perverts :pac:

ha!! Who are you to talk about OLD!! Didn't you turn old yesterday?

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#184 20-11-2009 2:39pm
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any updates on the situation in town?? hows the flooding??

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#185 20-11-2009 2:40pm
Redisle

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jscan1 wrote: »

Hi :: Redisle

I have linked to your pics from a facebook fan page ::
Ireland would be a lovely little country if we could only roof it!
clear
here:

http://www.facebook.com/madweather

Hope that's ok?

No worries. As long as people aren't claiming photos as their own I have no problem, links are good

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#186 20-11-2009 2:41pm
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Feck sake. Off 'til the 30th but in til the 18th of December now *sigh* DAMN UCC

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#187 20-11-2009 2:41pm
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Webmonkey wrote: »

Anyways talking to my friend there and his car is wrote off. He living across Jurys. Insurance won't cover either. This is awful. First the recession, then the world cup and now people with no homes or cars.

Webmonkey wrote: »

He just baught it like

That's terrible, are you sure insurance can't do anything??

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#188 20-11-2009 2:41pm
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itsallaboutheL wrote: »

CandH

That's a link for ye kids....

now run along and let the adults have a conversation......

what do you mean by that!!! im 16 not 6!! i can have a conversation thank you very much!!!:D

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#189 20-11-2009 2:43pm
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Dare_2_defy wrote: »

That's terrible, are you sure insurance can't do anything??

Nope they told him they won't cover. Imagine all the rest too.

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#190 20-11-2009 2:45pm
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DJ Hafez wrote: »

Feck sake. Off 'til the 30th but in til the 18th of December now *sigh* DAMN UCC

Eh?

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#191 20-11-2009 2:45pm
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Orizio wrote: »

Eh?

http://www.ucc.ie/en/flood/

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#192 20-11-2009 2:45pm
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Orizio wrote: »

Eh?

UCC is closed all next week, but will stay open a week later in December to make the time up.

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#193 20-11-2009 2:47pm
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Webmonkey wrote: »

Nope they told him they won't cover. Imagine all the rest too.

that's horrible. I saw about 30 cars with water up to the bottom of the windows - I imagine they're all ruined.

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#194 20-11-2009 2:52pm
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simu wrote: »

What's the story with tap water btw?

I heard that 40% of the city has none at all. We have it here but I wonder if it's ok to drink?

If your water is running, and is clear, it's perfectly safe to drink. If it stops at all, or turns coloured, then it's not safe and you need to get bottled water.

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#195 20-11-2009 2:52pm
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Is the floodin expected to get worse again tonight and tomorrow morning due to high tide or will have the waters receeded enough to deal with the high tide?

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#196 20-11-2009 2:55pm
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Faith wrote: »

If your water is running, and is clear, it's perfectly safe to drink. If it stops at all, or turns coloured, then it's not safe and you need to get bottled water.

ah shit, i can't afford to be buying water!!

I should go home but i've an assignment due and i'll never do it at home!

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#197 20-11-2009 2:55pm
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viper006 wrote: »

Is the floodin expected to get worse again tonight and tomorrow morning due to high tide or will have the waters receeded enough to deal with the high tide?

I have heard its due to get ALOT worse over the next 24 hours & to continue until late tuesday night. :S

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#198 20-11-2009 3:10pm
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...is very bad with the Straight road under 3 feet of water. Pics...

Exit of country hall car park, water up to my waist here:

Can only upload 5 at a time

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#199 20-11-2009 3:13pm
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Eliot Rosewater wrote: »

...is very bad with the Straight road under 3 feet of water. Pics...

Nice pics, by the way I think your username is very suited to this thread 'rose water' :pac:

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#200 20-11-2009 3:14pm
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poohbear, where have you heard it going to get alot worse??

i have friends in town at the mo and they say it incredibly better now than it was a few hours ago?? im mainly just concerned with pat st and oliver plukett st area mainly??

does any1 have any concrete idea?

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#201 20-11-2009 3:16pm
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Nice pics Eliot Rosewater, how'd you get over there!?

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#202 20-11-2009 3:16pm
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Well there is more rain tomorrow/tonight and with the ESB releasing more water from the dam, high winds, tides and the ground not being able to take any more water as it is, there is a great chance of more flooding

Met Eireann:

Cold and dry early tonight with some clear spells. But wet and windy weather will sweep up from the south later on tonight, with some very heavy rain over Munster and south Leinster by dawn.

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#203 20-11-2009 3:19pm
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viper006 wrote: »

does any1 have any concrete idea?

You'll never get concrete to set in this weather...

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#204 20-11-2009 3:20pm
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Maradyke Arena is under 3 feet of water. I was whishted away from taking any inside shots. The public park and the crickit club there are all flooded. Generaly under 3 feet of water. Tragedy really., the Arena is a great amenity.

Maradyke Arena GAA pitch. The border thing is actually a fence.

Some guys car conked out so me and another guy pushed him to dry ground, id say his car is destroyed.

The playground:

Redisle wrote: »

Nice pics Eliot Rosewater, how'd you get over there!?

Waded through it! I brought my bike but I had to dismount it.

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#205 20-11-2009 3:25pm
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Oh holy crap.. Maradyke is destroyed! That has to be the pic showing the most damage so far, devastating! Id love to have a look myself but don't own any waders!

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#206 20-11-2009 3:27pm
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These photos are just immense, gob smacked at the scale of it and the distance it has covered, from the mardyke river all the way to the UCC/Gaol cross river seem to be almost one.

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#207 20-11-2009 3:29pm
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Last I've heard, bottled water has sold out in most of the shopping centres. There will be emergency supply tankers in Blackpool SC, Ballyvolane SC, Nemo Rangers and a few others. Water is expected to be out for 4/5 days so stock up if you can find any.

Believe it or not, some of the pubs and clubs are going to try and open tonight.....:)

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#208 20-11-2009 3:31pm
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The students there were being evacuated.
Sorry the images are pretty large, up to 250kb each...

I dont know how the hell that weelie bin got up there!!

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#209 20-11-2009 3:32pm
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oh but the Lovely Jumper Festival is on tomorrow night, they have to open!!!!!!!

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#210 20-11-2009 3:35pm
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poconnor16 wrote: »

Believe it or not, some of the pubs and clubs are going to try and open tonight.....:)

Of course they are!!! They have a business to run.
Were the shops not open today?

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#211 20-11-2009 3:35pm
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Cork_girl wrote: »

oh but the Lovely Jumper Festival is on tomorrow night, they have to open!!!!!!!

It will be the Lovely Welly Competition now....:D

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