Civil Defence dispatched to County Roscommon community as flood waters rise rapidly
The Civil Defence has been dispatched to the Lough Funshinagh area.
The Roscommon Civil Defence has been called out to Lough Funshinagh in South Roscommon as Storm Kathleen batters the county with heavy rain and winds.
At last one home in the area is now under flood waters.
“The Roscommon Civil Defence has just sent a dispatch to Ballagh after receiving a call from a concerned local in relation to their fear for an elderly person’s safety. They will remain in place for the duration of the storm,” said the Lough Funshinagh Flood Crisis group.
“The Civil Defence are on standby in case of emergency needs as much more flooding is now imminent. Flooding too has almost reached a dwelling in Gortfree/ Lisphelim where the depth is increasing daily,” the committee told the Herald.
The committee said there is now a real threat to life with deep dangerous waters right around the lake.
Water levels at the South Roscommon lake continue to break records, they are now 69.3 metres about sea level. The previous record, 69.01, was reached in April 9th 2021.
When contacted in March by the Herald, the Geological Survey of Ireland, which has been monitoring the lake since August 2016, said it has generated an up-to-date six month future estimate for water levels at the South Roscommon lake. The assessment suggested that there was only a 5 % probability that water levels will reach approximately 69.35 m in 2024, 32 cm above the then current level. on March 8th
