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| Flooding causing NI roads chaos | Flooding causing NI roads chaos |
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| Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding across Northern Ireland and has led to treacherous driving conditions on many roads. | Heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding across Northern Ireland and has led to treacherous driving conditions on many roads. |
| The Met Office has posted warnings of severe weather. Roads in counties Antrim, Down, Armagh and Fermanagh have been particularly affected. | The Met Office has posted warnings of severe weather. Roads in counties Antrim, Down, Armagh and Fermanagh have been particularly affected. |
| The A1 between Newry and Belfast is flooded in many areas. | |
| The Roads Service is working to clear drains along the road to allow the water to flow away. | |
| BBC reporter Conor MaCauley, who was stuck in traffic on the road, said motorists could expect long delays. | |
| "There is still a lot of water on the Belfast-bound carriageway which is slowing down traffic," he said. | |
| "Earlier, vehicles which became stuck in floodwater had to be towed out. | |
| "Motorists have criticised the time it took the authorities to turn up and there are still long delays on the A1 Belfast bound." | |
| You can send your weather pictures to nipics@bbc.co.uk. Read the terms and conditions | You can send your weather pictures to nipics@bbc.co.uk. Read the terms and conditions |