THE flooding situation in Tralee has required the services of the army tonight.

As well as a platoon of soldiers dispatched to Bandon in Cork, a Defence Forces statement tonight revealed; “6X6 TCVs and soldiers have also been deployed to Kenmare, Tralee and Bantry and will be co-located with HSE medical teams to assist them to get to medical emergencies in flooded areas if required.”

There is severe flooding in Manor Village and Ballymullen with road diversions in place in these areas as well as in Caherwisheen out on the Castlemaine Road.

Castlewood Park in the Manor area has also been badly affected.

Water levels in Ballymullen rose from 0.8 metres last night to 3.2 metres tonight.

A section of the Tralee bypass road, from the Rose roundabout to Ballygarry roundabout is closed.

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