06/12/2015 BBC Newsline

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Storm Desmond has been wreaking havoc in Northern Ireland.

The Fire and Rescue Service says it has responded to 31 flooding

incidents, rescuing 24 people, in Counties Fermanagh, Londonderry

and Tyrone since yesterday evening because of heavy rain.

Ten people were helped to safety during one incident in Strabane

while in Dungannon 31 retailing units were hit by an overnight flood

Damage to stock is estimated in the millions of pounds.

Mopping out and counting the cost. 31 retail units on the shopping

complex on the outskirts of Dungannon or hurt by the overnight

flight. Estimated cost of stock lost run

into millions of pounds. This is Christmas stock and it is

unfortunate to happen in this period. I am looking at 30 or

?40,000 worth of stock. The basement storeroom was wiped out

here. Ang Lee, I remain shop floor is

elevated so it didn't get as much of the flood but our storeroom is

completely wiped out and we are left devastated with the majority of our

overstock destroyed down here. This is the high part of the

shopping complex. This photo taken first thing this

morning shows what it was like before the waters receded. This area

was blocked, causing the flood which also swept through the road service

depot to damage a number of vehicles.

We were as prepared as we could be for this but we had a very

significant rain for -- rainfall and it brought debris down.

We will see what damage has been done and take notice. Not great at

this time of year but what can you do? Everybody has been affected. We

hope to be up and running as soon as possible, probably Tuesday or

Wednesday. Shop owners in to be open for

business again in the next couple of days.

In Clady, a digger was used to help bring an elderly man to safety

after he was trapped in his home by flood waters.

Foyle Search and Rescue and the Community Rescue Service were called

The village has been badly affected, as Ita Dungan reports.

On the outskirts of Clady, it was a long night for these rodents. --

residents. We could see two meadows and over the far side is the far

bank of the River Finn. But that bank has been coming slowly more and

more flooded. The only view is up and over this ladder. This is into

your garden at the back. How far did the water come?

The water was up to here and the River agency guys brought sandbags

for the back and front of the house about 6pm. The fire brigade then

arrived to see if I wanted to go out in the boat. We said no.

In the town itself, the border was closed.

The shop was restarted three weeks ago after another flood. You see

bottles floating. There is a piece here and it will be a long time to

get insurance sorted out. It is expected to subside over

coming days and in the clean-up will begin. Canisters have been dumped by

the flooding water. In County Fermanagh, a number

of roads are closed due to flooding including the Acres,

a housing development off For one man,

a flooded road in Maguiresbridge He says the rain has had

a devastating effect on the area. It is unbelievable the amount of

water that has come up. All the bridges or fill in the water is

building back up through these fields and up through the farms.

There are farms run the country and they have lost loads of silage. It

is devastating. The stormy weather has caused

problems in other areas too. In Antrim,

pictures taken this morning show flooding in Templepatrick

and the area around the town centre In the Republic,

the army has been drafted in to help out in a number of areas

including Cork and Kerry to assist They were responding to requests

for help from local authorities. Two security alerts in Londonderry

have now ended. Spencer Road and the city's railway

station were closed yesterday following reports that explosive

devices had been left in both areas. The PSNI say following searches

nothing untoward was found. Now, after all the heavy rain of the

past few days, let's see if we're in for a bit of a drier spell.

Angie Phillips has the details. Today was a welcome better day but

storm Desmond has left his mark in places, especially the West where it

was waterlogged and flooded. Unfortunately, still some more

unsettled weather to come. Often quite windy along with showers. Try

this evening -- dry. Some ground frost is possible. That is the

indicator for tomorrow. And unsettled day, often windy. A wet

started the day with heavy pulses of rain, although that batch of rain

will move away with the rush hour to give us a dry spell in the morning.

Drier and brighter for England and Wales and for much of the country we

are looking at e-mail today. Into the afternoon, another band of rain

pushing into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Some of that

could be persistent with strong blustery winds as well. Given the

concerns about the rain, the Met office have issued a warning

particularly in ground already saturated. There is more rain and

the forecast Tuesday and Wednesday. That's it from us

until 10:20pm this evening. In the meantime, you can keep up to

date with local news on Radio Ulster From everyone here on

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