This morning/afternoon.
Athlone, Co Westmeath
Eamonn writes:
The Shannon River did not reach its peak (top)during the night, and hundreds of homes survived being flooded as community, emergency services, Irish Red Cross and local council teams worked through the night to keep the rising waters at bay. However the river did burst its banks at The Strand (above), turning parts of the town into a Little Venice lookalike.
Yesterday: Athlone It Stands
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The man from Athlontis
Oh Christ, I’d be upset alright if I saw that coming for me.
Site of the office of emergency planning:
https://emergencyplanning.ie/being-prepared.aspx has details of preparations to make
Based on the experience in Chennai India, main items to have on hand are fresh water, candles, food, phone charged.
They’ll spend millions on a flood defence wall in Clontarf where only a small section ever floods and not this badly but they’ll completely ignore areas like this which are actually prone to flooding.
Well according to the Athlone Advertiser back in 2010 “The Strand (€177,000 ), The Quays (€175,000 ) and Brick Island (€120,000 ) will all see the erection of defences under the OPW’s non-coastal flood defence plan. The town will also benefit with the allocation of €289,000 of emergency pumps.”
That’s a strange way to “completely ignore areas” prone to flooding.
How much of this was actually used wisely or even at all.
You have to divide it amongst the number of grubby blushirt county councillors.
I heard some expert differentiate between bursting the banks and ‘over-topping’, i.e. just rising higher than whatever normally holds it back.
House on floodplain flood – how unexpected
..speaking of consequences of councilors’ ‘harmless’ corruption.
Climate change, coming to you every year from now on.
As a “once-in-a-century” event, every year.
No worries, then.
I’m not sure why purpose these posts serve
Athlone is in a flood plain
If a load of dumbasses want to build a town there why should I be concerned? I say let them at it