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| City floods after torrential rain | City floods after torrential rain |
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| A clean-up operation is under way in Londonderry after a road subsided during torrential rain on Wednesday. | A clean-up operation is under way in Londonderry after a road subsided during torrential rain on Wednesday. |
| Rossdowney Road in the Waterside was badly damaged in the downpour and NI Water said two properties were flooded. | 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:"There was a torrent of water running down the street and into my driveway," he said. | 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. |
| "There's obviously a serious problem here and they're going to have do something about it." | "There's obviously a serious problem here and they're going to have do something about it." |
| Northern Ireland Water said it was investing heavily to improve its service in Derry. | |
| "NI Water is investing over £15m in the Derry area through various projects to upgrade existing infrastructure and reduce the risk of flooding in the city," said a spokesman. | |
| Dennis Wilson from Roads Service said the rain caused widespread problems. | 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. | "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." | "As soon as we were aware there was a problem on Rossdowney Road we had a supervisor out to assess the amount of damage." |