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Work continues to combat floods Work continues to combat floods
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Engineers in Enniskillen have been working through the night to raise a submerged road in the town centre.Engineers in Enniskillen have been working through the night to raise a submerged road in the town centre.
Tonnes of stones have been laid on top of Quay Pass, the main route to the Erneside Shopping Centre, and it is expected to be covered in tarmac later.Tonnes of stones have been laid on top of Quay Pass, the main route to the Erneside Shopping Centre, and it is expected to be covered in tarmac later.
However, further rain on Wednesday morning has delayed progress.However, further rain on Wednesday morning has delayed progress.
Henry Robinson from the Roads Service said they were taken by surprise by the force of the water on Tuesday and described the road measure as plan B.Henry Robinson from the Roads Service said they were taken by surprise by the force of the water on Tuesday and described the road measure as plan B.
"We had been pumping and we thought pumping would have secured it so we could see this flood out," he said."We had been pumping and we thought pumping would have secured it so we could see this flood out," he said.
"At midday yesterday it was obvious we were fighting a losing battle so we decided to go to plan B to create this as a temporary platform into that area.""At midday yesterday it was obvious we were fighting a losing battle so we decided to go to plan B to create this as a temporary platform into that area."
The Roads Service said it was "working towards" getting one lane of Quay Pass open to traffic by "early afternoon" on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the level of Lough Erne reached the highest on record after days of heavy rain caused widespread flooding and disruption in County Fermanagh.On Tuesday, the level of Lough Erne reached the highest on record after days of heavy rain caused widespread flooding and disruption in County Fermanagh.
The director of the Rivers Agency in the western region, David Porter, said: "It's never been at this height, this exceeds all records."The director of the Rivers Agency in the western region, David Porter, said: "It's never been at this height, this exceeds all records."
Mr Porter had said that if the water got any higher, the authorities would have to consider temporarily raising the road above the flood levels.Mr Porter had said that if the water got any higher, the authorities would have to consider temporarily raising the road above the flood levels.