The Clare Crisis Management Centre confirmed this evening that it received in excess of 900 phone calls to its 24-hour emergency helpline during its period of operation from Thursday 19th to Friday 27th November.Members of the public affected by flooding in County Clare made 913 calls which related to requests for assistance, as well as flood reports and advice. The Council response to serious flooding during this period involved approximately 150 indoor and 450 outdoor staff throughout the County.
Meanwhile, Clare County Council has repeated its flood risk warning for all parts of the County despite reporting a slight drop in water levels in recent days.
Heavy rain coupled with high tides, peaking from Wednesday to Saturday this week, is expected to result in an increase in water levels, resulting in areas previously affected by flooding being issued with a severe flood alert. The Council said that the Crisis Management Centre would once again become fully operational within a half hour should conditions deteriorate significantly over the coming days.
In the interim, an out of hours emergency number (087-4169496) has been set up by Clare County Council.
