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Severe flooding hits Ireland as thunderstorms mark end of heatwave
Flash flooding has hit Ireland as thunderstorms marked the end of a heatwave on Monday, 15 August.
Footage from Carlow shows floodwater pooling in the streets of Tullow, and firefighters pumping water in Carlow town.
Met Eireann, Ireland's meteorological service, extended a status orange thunderstorm weather warning until 10pm on Monday night for Munster and parts of Leinster, including Dublin.
A reading of 35mm of rain per hour was recorded in Mallow, County Cork, as rain hammered down over the country.
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