Work is under way to clear floodwater in Downpatrick, County Down, but oil floats on the surface.
Pumping is under way in Downpatrick, County Down, after water levels in the River Quoile finally dropped.
After more than eight hours of pumping, the floodwater on Market Street in Downpatrick has dropped noticeably.It has allowed the services to see that there's a substantial amount of oil floating on the surface of the water.Then shop owners can get in past the sandbags piled four and more high in front of their premises to assess the damage, and then the real clean-up begins.
"Two huge pumps are in place in the town - they will be pumping the water and hosing it out to the Quoile River over the weekend - and hopefully people will get back to sorting their businesses out."Downpatrick and Newry, in County Down, and Portadown, in County Armagh, are among the areas that have been worst affected by flooding.Rowing to the rescue of those trapped by floods
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