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| Heavy rain causes city flooding | Heavy rain causes city flooding |
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| Heavy rain has caused flooding in parts of Belfast and County Down. | Heavy rain has caused flooding in parts of Belfast and County Down. |
| Localised flooding has been reported in several areas in the east of the city, with the Belmont Road and Sydenham by-pass particularly affected. | Localised flooding has been reported in several areas in the east of the city, with the Belmont Road and Sydenham by-pass particularly affected. |
| Police also reported surface water or flooding problems on the Upper Knockbreda and Rosetta roads. | Police also reported surface water or flooding problems on the Upper Knockbreda and Rosetta roads. |
| Drivers have also been warned to exercise caution on the Ballysallagh Road in Bangor and the Crossgar Road in Ballynahinch. | Drivers have also been warned to exercise caution on the Ballysallagh Road in Bangor and the Crossgar Road in Ballynahinch. |
| Fire appliances were sent to Richardson Street in the Lower Ravenhill area of Belfast, where there have been reports that some homes have been flooded. | Fire appliances were sent to Richardson Street in the Lower Ravenhill area of Belfast, where there have been reports that some homes have been flooded. |
| Phoebe Swails, who lives on Carrington Street off the Ravenhill Road said the Fire and Rescue Service were trying to reduce the water levels. | |
| "They pumped out as much as they could, but it is still halfway across the street. If it rains heavily again it will be back to where it was," she said. | |
| East Belfast councillor Michael Copeland said he had visited another resident whose home had also been affected. | |
| "I have just left the home of an elderly pensioner who has been flooded two or three times in recent months," the UUP representative said. | "I have just left the home of an elderly pensioner who has been flooded two or three times in recent months," the UUP representative said. |
| "She is at the end of her tether, she can't get insurance unless she accepts a £5,000 excess on her policy." | "She is at the end of her tether, she can't get insurance unless she accepts a £5,000 excess on her policy." |
| The rain is forecast to clear on Monday evening from the west. | The rain is forecast to clear on Monday evening from the west. |