Flooding 💦 NIFRSOFFICIAL said one person was rescued from a vehicle while five others were rescued from flooded properties
Six people have been rescued amid heavy flooding in the Londonderry and Strabane areas, the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said.
One person was rescued from a vehicle in water, while five people trapped in flooded properties were also rescued. The Met Office had issued a yellow weather warning for rain on Saturday evening, which lasted until 23:00.The Foyle Maritime Festival ended its programme of events for Saturday evening early for health and safety reasons.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said it received a total of 106 emergency calls related to flooding between 07:00 BST on Saturday morning and 01:30 on Sunday morning.Flooding was reported in a number of areas in Londonderry, including the Strand Road and Foyle Road. Social Democratic and Labour Party cllr Jason Barr told BBC News NI: "With the intense volume that the rain came down the actions of ourselves couldn't have prevented it."His colleague, cllr Steven Edwards, described the downpour as "apocalyptic".
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