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| Sewage floods onto city streets | |
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| Heavy rain has again caused raw sewage to flood onto streets in the Lower Ormeau area of south Belfast. | |
| The Water Service has been criticised after River Terrace, Cook Street and Shaftesbury Avenue were flooded. | The Water Service has been criticised after River Terrace, Cook Street and Shaftesbury Avenue were flooded. |
| The area has suffered severe flooding several times in recent years with residents forced from their homes by raw sewerage in December 2005. | The area has suffered severe flooding several times in recent years with residents forced from their homes by raw sewerage in December 2005. |
| South Belfast Assembly Member Alec Maskey said the measures put in place to avoid the situation had failed. | South Belfast Assembly Member Alec Maskey said the measures put in place to avoid the situation had failed. |
| 'No sandbags' | 'No sandbags' |
| "Despite repeated assurances that there had been improvements in the sewerage infrastructure, we have yet again seen raw sewerage flood onto the streets in this part of south Belfast," he said. | "Despite repeated assurances that there had been improvements in the sewerage infrastructure, we have yet again seen raw sewerage flood onto the streets in this part of south Belfast," he said. |
| "We had no sandbags down here today, we had no cleaning service down here today. | "We had no sandbags down here today, we had no cleaning service down here today. |
| "We were told the pumping system had been working full-time. I don't believe that. We call on the Water Service to explain immediately." | "We were told the pumping system had been working full-time. I don't believe that. We call on the Water Service to explain immediately." |
| Also in south Belfast, the Lockview Road area of Stranmillis was flooded but was passable with caution. | Also in south Belfast, the Lockview Road area of Stranmillis was flooded but was passable with caution. |
| In a statement Northern Ireland Water said six members of staff and two contractor squads were at the Lower Ormeau site. | In a statement Northern Ireland Water said six members of staff and two contractor squads were at the Lower Ormeau site. |
| The service said the pumping station was operating normally and that the clean-up was expected to be completed within two hours. | The service said the pumping station was operating normally and that the clean-up was expected to be completed within two hours. |