Residents ‘frustrated’ by repeated flooding as clean-up continues
Residents ‘frustrated’ by repeated flooding as clean-up continues
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Bu içerik, Cumartesi günü Coalisland, Tyrone Kontluğu’nda ve Dundonald, Down Kontluğu’nda yaşanan sel felaketi sonrasında temizlik çalışmalarının devam ettiği olayları konu almaktadır. Kings Row, Coalisland’daki evlere su pompalayan itfaiyecilerin çabaları ve sel suları altında kalan ev sahiplerinin yaşadığı zorluklar anlatılmaktadır. Yaşanan tekrarlayan sel felaketlerinin sakinler üzerindeki fiziksel, duygusal ve maddi sonuçları vurgulanmakta ve yetkililerin hesap verebilirliği talep edilmektedir. Storm Bert’in neden olduğu sel felaketine ilişkin detaylar ve oluşan hasarlar da bu içerikte yer almaktadır. Ayrıca, Kuzey İrlanda’nın farklı bölgelerinde meydana gelen sel felaketlerine dair bilgiler verilmektedir.
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Firefighters pumped water out of homes in Kings Row, Coalisland, on Saturday
People who have experienced repeated flooding feel their “houses and livelihoods are on the line” every time a storm is forecast, a Mid Ulster councillor has said.
Dan Kerr was speaking as clean-up efforts continue in the aftermath of weekend flooding in Coalisland, County Tyrone and Dundonald in County Down.
The independent councillor was among those who assisted residents in Kings Row, Coalisland, when water entered up to 15 homes during Storm Bert on Saturday.
Mr Kerr said he believed it was the fourth time the street has been flooded since 2015 and householders feel “very frustrated”.
This kitchen in Park Avenue, Dundonald was covered in flood water and brown mud
“This can’t happen again when there is heavy rain predicted, it’s unacceptable in the 21st Century,” Mr Kerr told the BBC’s Good Morning Ulster programme.
He said the repeated flood damage was having “physical, emotional and financial consequences on the residents of Kings Row.”
“It damaged flooring, a lot of appliances. It just had a very devastating effect within a quick turn of a few hours.”
He said the residents “believe they’ve been let down several times by the statutory agencies”.
“They believe there needs to be accountability as to why this keeps happening.”
Mr Kerr said research had been carried out in Kings Row area recently after he and other local representatives raised concerns about flooding.
He said they were told that work would “get to the bottom of the issue, but obviously not”.
The independent councillor has called for all the statutory agencies to get around a table again and sort it out.
“There needs to be a sit-down with residents and they need to explain themselves as to why this has happened again because the resident of Coalisland and the other affected areas deserve better.”
It is believed to be the fourth time Kings Row has flooded in nine years
Parts of Northern Ireland recorded more than half a month’s rainfall during Storm Bert, which began to batter the UK and Ireland in the early hours of Saturday.
Parked cars were damaged along with the 18 properties which were flooded.
An emergency payment scheme has been activated by the Communities Minister Gordon Lyons to help support people whose homes were flooded.
Storm Bert also caused a landslide in the Glens of Antrim where a roadside verge was washed down a steep hill – the second such incident on the road this year.
In the Republic, the Donegal town of Killybegs was one of the worst affected areas.
Dramatic footage was widely shared of homes and businesses in the coastal town being inundated with water.
Residents ‘frustrated’ by repeated flooding as clean-up continues
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