‘We worry about it with every forecast of heavy rainfall’ – Cork residents plead for flood defences before lives are lost

Cork homeowners and business operators have demanded urgent action on flood defences and warned that a repeat of a weather event like Storm Babet in October 2023 could cost lives.

A rally was staged outside Cork County Hall on Monday by the Midleton and East Cork Flood Protection Group.

Residents are worried that proper flood defences might not be installed in the area for another 10 years.

They said flood defences should be a top priority for the council and that too little has been done to protect against a repeat of Storm Babet.

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