In the wake of the devastation caused by the recent nationwide flooding, there is a renewed public awareness of the significant impact it can have, both at a human level, in terms of distress and suffering, and in commercial terms, with several hundred million euros worth of damage caused nationally, in the November 2009 floods alone.The town of Mallow in north Cork has a long history of flooding from the River Blackwater, with the town bridge being destroyed by flooding as long ago as 1628. The lower end of the main street flooded to significant depths, twice in 2008 alone.
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