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A multi-agency emergency response has been activated in Northern Ireland as the region prepares for potential flooding following a newly issued amber weather warning by the Met Office.<\/p>\n
Government departments, emergency services, and key infrastructure bodies have been meeting throughout Sunday, 20 July, to coordinate efforts ahead of a forecasted spell of very heavy rainfall.<\/p>\n
The amber warning is valid from 11pm on Sunday night until 8am on Monday 21 July, and affects County Down, southern County Antrim (including Belfast), and western parts of County Armagh.<\/p>\n
The Met Office warns that a \u201cspell of very heavy rain\u201d may lead to flash flooding, with 50\u201375mm of rain possible in a short space of time.<\/p>\n
Police issue urgent public safety advice<\/strong><\/p>\n The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has echoed the seriousness of the forecast, urging the public to take precautions and to avoid unnecessary travel.<\/p>\n \u201cMulti-agency partners have been meeting throughout today in response to this weather warning,\u201d police said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cVery heavy rainfall is expected, with the potential for flooding and serious disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n What to expect<\/strong><\/p>\n Residents in the warning area are advised to prepare for:<\/p>\n The public is advised to avoid travelling unless absolutely necessary, particularly overnight when conditions may deteriorate rapidly.<\/p>\n \u201cTake extra care if you must travel. Reduce your speed, watch for surface water and never attempt to drive through floodwater,\u201d the police<\/strong> added.<\/p>\n Camping and outdoor events at risk<\/strong><\/p>\n Those camping or caravanning in at-risk areas are urged to take immediate precautions. Rising or fast-flowing water may pose an acute danger, especially near rivers, streams or low-lying ground.<\/p>\n How to report flooding<\/strong><\/p>\n Flooding Incident Line: 0300 2000 100<\/p>\n Use this service to report non-emergency flooding \u2013 it routes incidents to the correct responding agency.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Additional warnings still in effect<\/strong><\/p>\n Amber Warning for Rain:<\/strong><\/p>\n 23:00 Sunday \u2013 08:00 Monday<\/p>\n<\/li>\n County Down, southern County Antrim (incl. Belfast), western County Armagh<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A multi-agency emergency response has been activated in Northern Ireland as the region prepares for potential flooding following…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":278608,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[9658,9660,9661,9656,9659,1144,9657,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-278607","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-ballymena-news","9":"tag-causeway-coast-and-glens","10":"tag-county-antrim","11":"tag-love-ballymena","12":"tag-mid-and-east-antrim","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-northern-ireland-news","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114888325894316792","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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