Visitors evacuated from Marble Arch Caves after flash flood. Visitors to the Marble Arch Caves on the Co Cavan/Fermanagh border had to be rescued Sunday evening. Indeed, following a flash flood that hit the tourist attraction.
Video footage posted online by visitors to the caves; shows a group of people being evacuated as water gushes down the stairs into the caves.
The floods hit the caves at around 4:45pm Sunday afternoon during a Status Orange weather warning. Torrential rain made its way into the Marble Arch Caves when a group walking tour was taking place, with staff guiding visitors to safety.
Heavy rain has fallen in many areas since Sunday evening, with up to 60 millimeters falling in some places.
Alistair Hay from County Donegal was part of the tour group that had to be rescued, he has been telling Ronan Gargan that it was a very dramatic situation.
