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Woman is rescued from flooded car | Woman is rescued from flooded car |
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A 41-year-old woman has had to be rescued in County Down after her car got trapped in flood water. | A 41-year-old woman has had to be rescued in County Down after her car got trapped in flood water. |
Fire and Rescue officers were called to the Old Racecourse Road in Downpatrick on Wednesday night. | Fire and Rescue officers were called to the Old Racecourse Road in Downpatrick on Wednesday night. |
The water had reached seat level and fire officers lifted the woman to safety. | The water had reached seat level and fire officers lifted the woman to safety. |
Don MacKay of the Fire and Rescue Service said the woman had phoned its control centre in Lisburn at about midnight. | Don MacKay of the Fire and Rescue Service said the woman had phoned its control centre in Lisburn at about midnight. |
"The Old Racecourse Road is a very lonely country road with no lights and there are a few hollows and dips," he said. | "The Old Racecourse Road is a very lonely country road with no lights and there are a few hollows and dips," he said. |
"It would have been a fairly frightening and traumatic experience for her. | "It would have been a fairly frightening and traumatic experience for her. |
The electrics were off and she was in complete darkness, except for her hazard lights, which were fortunately on Don MackayFire and Rescue Service | The electrics were off and she was in complete darkness, except for her hazard lights, which were fortunately on Don MackayFire and Rescue Service |
"We went to her rescue and sent two pumps from Downpatrick, a pump from Newry and we sent our specialist rescue team." | "We went to her rescue and sent two pumps from Downpatrick, a pump from Newry and we sent our specialist rescue team." |
He said the control room remained on the line with the woman to give her reassurance. | He said the control room remained on the line with the woman to give her reassurance. |
"There was a fair amount of water in the car - in fact the water was up to the seat," said Mr MacKay. | "There was a fair amount of water in the car - in fact the water was up to the seat," said Mr MacKay. |
"The electrics were off and she was in complete darkness, except for her hazard lights, which were fortunately on." | "The electrics were off and she was in complete darkness, except for her hazard lights, which were fortunately on." |
'Urgently checking' | 'Urgently checking' |
The heavy overnight rain also caused flooding and sewage overflows in Newcastle and Rathfriland in County Down. | The heavy overnight rain also caused flooding and sewage overflows in Newcastle and Rathfriland in County Down. |
Mr MacKay said the Fire and Rescue Service pumped out drains in Rathfriland and handed the situation over to the Roads Service. | Mr MacKay said the Fire and Rescue Service pumped out drains in Rathfriland and handed the situation over to the Roads Service. |
Michele McCartan, who lives in Mourneview Road in Newcastle, said that last year DoE officials promised residents there had to be improvements to prevent it happening again. | Michele McCartan, who lives in Mourneview Road in Newcastle, said that last year DoE officials promised residents there had to be improvements to prevent it happening again. |
In a statement, the DRD said it did not receive any calls about the flooding in Newcastle and were checking their system. | In a statement, the DRD said it did not receive any calls about the flooding in Newcastle and were checking their system. |
A similar incident happened in Belfast recently | |
It said there was no alarm triggered in the pumping station in Newcastle that would indicate there was a flooding problem. | It said there was no alarm triggered in the pumping station in Newcastle that would indicate there was a flooding problem. |
It said the Water Service was urgently checking the situation. | It said the Water Service was urgently checking the situation. |
The acting principal of Ballydown Primary School in Banbridge, Trevor Russell, said it was not the first time flooding had happened. | |
"For the second time in less than a month, Lisnaree Road has been flooded due to the increased drainage coming away from the school site into the original culvert that drains along Lisnaree Road," he said. | |
"Obviously the original culvert, cannot cope with the increase in capacity as it drains from the school site. | |
"Therefore, the residents of the Lisnaree Road and the pupils of Ballydown Primary School had to put up with this flooding." |
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