Severe flooding has hit parts of Northern Ireland today after hours of heavy rain.

Some people in Co Down have been unable to leave their homes after a deluge. Locals say it is the worst they have seen in 40 years.

One said three days’ worth of rain had fallen in a matter of hours.

Earlier, a yellow weather warning for rain had been extended to 3pm on Sunday.

Flooding in Co Down has residents unable to leave homes

In Co Down, people living in Newcastle have been using sandbags to protect their homes after flooding.

Photographs from the scene show roads turned into streams of water.

Naomi Scullin-Ayoub, whose family has lived in Slievemoyne Park in the Co Down seaside town for over 40 years, described it as “the worst flooding we have ever experienced”.

She explained that a speed bu

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