Down Flooding collapses wall

5 July 2012 Last updated at 12:05 ET Help

Torrential rain has led to severe flooding in parts of County Down.

In Newcastle, Mourneview Road was under 18 inches of water. Down District Council has opened its centre on the promenade for those needing shelter.

A woman was rescued by firefighters in Castlewellan after she became trapped in her car by flood water.

Police said the Drumbanagher Road in Poyntzpass near Newry was closed after part of a boundary wall was "swept away" by flood water.

On the Moneyscalp Road near Bryansford in County Down, Patrick Brannigan is dealing with property damage and clean up after flooding brought down a wall at his home earlier on Thursday.

BBC Newsline's district journalist Francis Gorman spoke to Mr Brannigan.

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