Sandbags used to protect homes after from floodwaters

Folks dwelling in Newcastle County Down have been utilizing sandbags to guard their properties after flooding attributable to two days of heavy rainfall.

Samuel Guist, who lives within the Tullybrannigan Street space of the city, stated streams of water the place washing down previous homes and persevering with to rise.

“One in every of my neighbours who has lived right here for 40 years stated he has by no means seen something prefer it,” Mr Guist stated.

A yellow weather warning for rain in counties Antrim, Armagh, and Down has been prolonged till 15:00 BST and widened to incorporate elements of counties Londonderry and Tyrone.

Sandbags have been delivered to the world after residents alerted the NI Water Floodline.

Mr Guist stated stones and gravel had washed down from the Mourne Mountains making some roads within the space virtually impassable for automobiles.

He stated residents had shovelled the stones and gravel to make boundaries together with the sandbags to guard their properties.

“It’s significantly dangerous on Sunningdale Drive, which runs on to Tullybrannigan Street,” he stated.

“4-by-fours are capable of stand up and down, however most vehicles are avoiding it.”

Alliance Get together councillor Jill Truesdale additionally lives within the space and described seeing the water “funnelling down the mountain”.

“I’ve by no means seen a lot particles come down earlier than, it is fairly horrifying,” she instructed BBC Information NI.

She and her household at the moment are unable to depart their home because of the flooding.

“It appears to be like as if we’re going to be [trapped] for some time as a result of there’s additionally a excessive tide so we cannot be leaving, it isn’t definitely worth the threat,” Ms Truesdale stated.

A Met Workplace alert issued for Antrim, Armagh, and Down on Friday was because of finish at midday however the clearance of the rain has been slower than anticipated.

The warning space has additionally widened on Sunday to incorporate elements of counties Londonderry and Tyrone.

The Met Workplace is anticipating an extra 10-20mm of rain in locations, on high of what has already fallen, earlier than clearing from the southwest afterward Sunday afternoon.

Met Workplace forecast as much as 30mm of rain within the affected areas, with as much as 100mm of rain potential over the Mourne Mountains.