Visitors to the Marble Arch Caves on the Cavan/Fermanagh border had to be rescued yesterday evening after flash flooding 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 yesterday 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 yesterday 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 says it was a very dramatic situation.
