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| Clean-up operation after flooding | Clean-up operation after flooding |
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| A clean-up operation has begun across Northern Ireland, after torrential rain caused widespread flooding. | A clean-up operation has begun across Northern Ireland, after torrential rain caused widespread flooding. |
| Rivers burst their banks, bridges were washed away and numeorus roads were impassable. | Rivers burst their banks, bridges were washed away and numeorus roads were impassable. |
| Sixty-two millimetres of rain fell in just 12 hours on Saturday. Hundreds of homes were damaged and many people had to be rescued. | Sixty-two millimetres of rain fell in just 12 hours on Saturday. Hundreds of homes were damaged and many people had to be rescued. |
| Teams from Northern Ireland Water, the Roads Service and the Rivers Agency worked through the night. | Teams from Northern Ireland Water, the Roads Service and the Rivers Agency worked through the night. |
| The newly constructed Broadway Underpass in Belfast was at one stage under 20ft of water. | The newly constructed Broadway Underpass in Belfast was at one stage under 20ft of water. |
| A section of the central barrier had to be cut with angle-grinders to allow traffic to be turned away. | A section of the central barrier had to be cut with angle-grinders to allow traffic to be turned away. |
| Steps at Forestside in east Belfast resemble a waterfall | |
| The fire service has said it is pumping 7,000 litres a minute from the underpass. | |
| It is believed there are cars stuck under the water after people fled their vehicle as the water level rose. | |
| The fire service's Kevin O'Neill said it is the most severe flooding he has ever dealt with. | |
| "We have had all our crews out since virtually two o'clock yesterday afternoon and all through the night dealing with incidents relating to flood water," he said. | |
| "I don't think we've either seen a time when the flooding has been as devastating as this or has affected the road transport as badly." | |
| In Newcastle, about 80 people had to seek shelter overnight in a centre on the County Down town's promenade. | |
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| Motorists battle the floods in Castlereagh, east Belfast |