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City floods after torrential rain City floods after torrential rain
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A road has subsided in Londonderry and many areas of the city suffered flooding after torrential rain. A clean-up operation is under way in Londonderry after a road subsided during torrential rain on Wednesday.
The Rossdowney Road in the Waterside subsided in the downpour and NI Water said two properties were flooded after Wednesday's downpour. Rossdowney Road in the Waterside was badly damaged in the downpour and NI Water said two properties were flooded.
Raw sewage ran along the Limavady Road and, at one stage, drivers had to negotiate up to 2ft of water.Raw sewage ran along the Limavady Road and, at one stage, drivers had to negotiate up to 2ft of water.
One resident said flooding was an ongoing problem in the area. A clean-up operation is to get under way later. One resident said flooding was an ongoing problem in the area:"There was a torrent of water running down the street and into my driveway," he said.
A Northern Ireland Water spokesperson said they "sincerely apologised to residents for this inconvenience". "There's obviously a serious problem here and they're going to have do something about it."
Dennis Wilson from Roads Service said the rain caused widespread problems.
"The sewage system and the road drainage system were totally overwhelmed by the amount of rain," he said.
"As soon as we were aware there was a problem on Rossdowney Road we had a supervisor out to assess the amount of damage."