The county council said its roads department and Fire Service staff have been working through the night to put sandbags in place and divert flood waters away from the N71 and surrounding properties.
Major flooding in Rosscarbery again at Glandore Turn off. N71 impassable. @CorksRedFM @RedFMNews @Corks96FM @C103Cork @corkbeo @echolivecork @irishexaminer @rtenews #flooding #Rosscarbery #westcork #N71 pic.twitter.com/bfGHlwAfYG
Advertisement— Damien Allen (@bebodamo) August 15, 2020
#CorkFloods The flooding currently affecting Rosscarbery. Image taken at Tanyard Lane. pic.twitter.com/ozsl7JJIbg
— Cork Safety Alerts (@CorkSafetyAlert) August 15, 2020
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The road will remain closed at Rosscarbery until later today, with traffic diversions in place.
The heavy rain has caused additional damage to the Rosscarbery to Glandore road, the R597 at Roury bridge.
Other roads around the Clonakilty, Dunmanway, Bantry and Sheep's Head areas have also been affected.
In a statement, the council said that although flood waters may have gone in some areas, road edges could have been washed away or been undermined, so extreme care is necessary.
Meanwhile, Met Éireann has issued two status yellow rain and thunder warnings for parts of the south and west.
A rainfall warning is in place for counties Wexford, Cork and Waterford until 6am on Sunday. A thunder warning lasting until 9pm on Saturday covers Munster and counties Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois, Wexford, Offaly, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon.
Status Yellow Rainfall Warning:
For Wexford, Cork and Waterford
For the rest of today and overnight, there'll be spells of
heavy rain at times, especially in coastal areas with a
risk of localised flooding.
Valid: 12:00 Saturday, 15-Aug-2020 until 06:00 Sunday, 16-Aug-2020 pic.twitter.com/f1h6B1N6zg— Met Éireann (@MetEireann) August 15, 2020
