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Live: More than 2,800 properties in Cork without power as Storm Barra makes landfall



 Live: More than 2,800 properties in Cork without power as Storm Barra makes landfall

Most recent reports on Storm Barra in Cork.

Live: More than 2,800 properties in Cork without power as Storm Barra makes landfall

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In excess of 1,200 properties in West Cork are without power today.

ESB Networks says 1,286 in the Castletownbere region are impacted.

It is assessed that power will be reestablished around 10.45am.

It brings the quantity of properties without power in Cork earlier today to right around 2,900.

In excess of 1,500 properties in Cork are without power earlier today as Storm Barra makes landfall.

1,522 properties in the Bishopstown region are right now without power because of an issue.

ESB Networks says it is expected that power will be reestablished around 7.30am.

In the district of 50 properties in the Mayfield region are without power with an expected rebuilding season of 10.15am.

A status red admonition happened in Cork at 6am earlier today with Met Éireann notice that Storm Barra will carry problematic climate with winds will reach more than 80 km/h today with extreme or harming blasts in abundance of 130km/h.

Met Éireann said a whirlwind/hr was recorded at Roche's Point earlier today.

Because of a mix of high waves, storm flood and elevated tide, it said that waterfront flooding is normal.

The admonition stays set up until 9pm with an orange breeze cautioning expected to stay until 6am Wednesday.

A yellow downpour cautioning is likewise set up cross country until 6pm on Wednesday, as the solid breezes from Storm Barra are joined by substantial downpour.

Flooding is being accounted for in various pieces of Cork city and area earlier today.

Elevated tide occured at7.24am earlier today and Cork City Council had cautioned that notwithstanding the climate admonitions flooding was additionally possible because of exceptionally elevated galactic Spring Tides today.

Flooding has effectively been accounted for in various regions including South Mall and Lavitt's Quay.

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