22 Nov 2009, Posted in Claregalway Floods, 1 Comments
Flooding in Claregalway village, 22nd of November 2009
We posted some images yesterday of the floods in Claregalway and surrounding areas. We now have some more photos from around the area, taken today the 22nd of November 2009. The water has risen considerably in the last number of days, and some estates have been evacuated.
For up-to-date information on the floods in Claregalway, and all over Galway, tune in to Galway Bay FM (95.8 FM).
For weather updates check out Met Éireann.
As Claregalway has been devastated by floods, emergency accommodation has been set up in local hotels. These rooms are for victims worst effected by the floods, and those who cannot return to their homes.
Electricity in some homes has been cut off to reduce the danger of electric shock. It is thought that some residents won’t be able to return to their homes for several weeks as water systems will remain flooded.
If you have any photos or videos from the Claregalway area relating to the floods, please send them to news(at)nuachtchlair.com or upload them yourself here.
Update:
Flooding has since stopped in Claregalway and many local residents have written to us asking us to express thanks to all those who volunteered during the disaster. As you can see from the photos below, and on our other flood images pages here and here, many locals helped out during the floods, filling and dropping sandbags, and providing shelter and food for those who were unable to return to their homes.
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- A road sign on the N17 declaring ‘Claregalway Closed’
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- Water grows deeper at Cois Chláir Shopping Centre, and local businesses are forced to close
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- Tractor transport becomes the new way to get around the village
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- Local residents try to cross the Nine Arch bridge
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- Water rises as residents of The Friary housing estate are evacuated from their homes
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- Officials block the road to ensure motorists don’t ignore the warnings and try to pass through
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- Tractors and trucks remain the only vehicles able to pass through the flood at the Nine Arches
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- Homeowners in An Mhainistir carrying sandbags through the floods
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- A tractor driving through the flood in Claregalway village
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- Water rises at the wall that was broken to release water from the main road
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- Centra Manager Nike braves the floods on his way to work
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- Claregalway residents wade through the water at the Nine Arches
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- Water in An Mhaninistir rises as residents look on
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- Residents fill sandbags to distribute to homeowners effected by the floods
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- A tractor delivers sandbags to homes threatened by floods in Riveroaks housing estate in Claregalway
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- Locals help businesses in Riveroaks Shopping Centre sandbag their entrances to prevent flooding
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- Getting into Riveroaks housing estate is becoming more and more difficult as water rises in the area
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- A car almost fully submerged in the distance as floods worsen in the Cregmore area
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- Residents were evacuated from Cúirt na hAbhainn housing estate as water continues to rise
1 Comments
December 5, 2009 9:06 pm
Luke Concannon
I can remember, as a 3 year old, floods hitting up against back of garden walls. Never heard of floods on main roads; maybe the way that water is able (or unable) to escape from south side of 9 arches and concreted areas should be looked into asap.
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