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| Search underway for Garda swept away by flood waters in Wicklow | |
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| A search is underway for an off-duty Garda swept away by flood waters in County Wicklow on Monday evening. | |
| It is thought Ciaran Jones, 25, was swept away in a flood after attempting to divert traffic away from a dangerous bridge around 19:00 BST. | It is thought Ciaran Jones, 25, was swept away in a flood after attempting to divert traffic away from a dangerous bridge around 19:00 BST. |
| The Garda helicopter, Irish Coastguard and several mountain rescue teams are involved in the operation. | The Garda helicopter, Irish Coastguard and several mountain rescue teams are involved in the operation. |
| Many of the Mr Jones' colleagues are also involved in the operation, which will continue today. | Many of the Mr Jones' colleagues are also involved in the operation, which will continue today. |
| His parents, who are believed to be out of the country, are due to return home. | |
| Meanwhile, a major emergency has been declared for the Dublin Region following widespread flooding in the city. | |
| One hundred millimetres of rain - the average October rate - fell in Dublin on Monday, which led to the city's major emergency plan being put in place. | |
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| Business owners have also been affected. Dundrum Shopping Centre was evacuated due to flooding on its ground floor. | Business owners have also been affected. Dundrum Shopping Centre was evacuated due to flooding on its ground floor. |
| The River Slang burst its banks and created a surge of water, which flowed through the lower level of the centre. | |
| Amateur footage shows shocked shoppers standing on a staircase as water gushes past them. | |
| The centre had asked Electric Ireland to disconnect the supply until they have carried out all of their own checks. | |
| Elsewhere, passengers onboard a Dublin bus were trapped after water enveloped the lower deck of the vehicle. | |
| There is widespread disruption to the public transport service in the Republic's capital. | |
| However, the Belfast to Dublin Enterprise train service, which was suspended for a time on Monday, is now running normally. |