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UK flooding: Video shows woman wakeboarding during floods in Ireland

Amid the devastation caused by the floods, one woman finds a way of embracing her new surroundings in Tipperary.

Wednesday 30 December 2015 11:23 GMT

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Wakeboarding during floods in Ireland

Flooding has made transport incredibly difficult in some areas with many discouraged using vehicles to get around.

Canoes have been the go-to choice; but one woman in Tipperary, Ireland has found a unique method.

The video above shows Lindsay Whelan being towed by a SUV while on a wakeboard.

Oisin Harding posted the footage on Facebook with the caption: “Been real Irish about things.”

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Members of Cleveland Mountain Rescue and soldiers from 2 Battalion The Duke of Lancasters Regiment evacuating people from the Queens Hotel in York city centre as the River Ouse floods on December 27, 2015

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Floods hit the UK

Teams in Whalley evacuate villagers from their homes

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Floods hit the UK

A resident of Glenridding, which flooded for the third time this month, surveys the damage

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Floods hit the UK

The River Ouse, York, has burst its banks

In Pictures: Floods hit the UK

Floods hit the UK

A soldier from the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s regiment helps to sure up flood defences in Appleby, Cumbria, one of the areas worst affected by the floods

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Floods hit the UK

Experts believe the cost of clearing up the most recent flooding could exceed £50m (PA)

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Floods hit the UK

Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes in York

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Floods hit the UK

A police helicopter photographed the extent of the flooding in York on 27 December.

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Floods hit the UK

Flooding at Clifford's Tower in York on 27 December

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Floods hit the UK

Flooding along York's Inner Ring Road on 27 December

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Floods hit the UK

Water runs out of the Lowther pub in York on 27 December after the River Ouse bursts its banks in York city centre.

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Floods hit the UK

Flooded streets in Dumfries, Scotland on 30 December

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Floods hit the UK

A car left submerged in floodwater in Newton Stewart, Scotland

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Floods hit the UK

Staff at the Worlds End bar in Dumfries Scotland desperately try to pump floodwater out of the building

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Floods hit the UK

A man stands in the doorway of his cottage in the flooded town of Straiton in Scotland

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Floods hit the UK

Flooding in the village of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland

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Floods hit the UK

Man wades through floodwater outside a fish and chip shop in Dumfries, Scotland

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Areas already suffering from severe flooding are set for more misery as Storm Frank hits the United Kingdom, bringing heavy rain and strong winds.

Cumbria and Central Scotland have been issued amber warnings for heavy rain which are expected to exacerbate current flooding conditions.

Gusts of 55-65mph are predicted across the next few days in western parts of UK with exposed areas experiencing winds of up to 70-80mph.

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