THE scenes of utter devastation in Donegal to roads, land, farms, houses and businesses are truly frightening to behold and a real nightmare for those struggling to cope with the aftermath of what is a disaster scene in many places.

Generations of work for families have been almost wiped out in some cases such was the deluge of almost a month’s rain falling in the space of 24 hours.

Thousands of animals have been drowned, stranded or lost as rivers burst their banks, land was flooded and homes, businesses and farms engulfed in flash flooding and enormous mud slides, unseen here in living memory.

A multi-agency response is going to have to be rolled out and fast to help, particularly with yet more heavy rain forecast for the North West area.

The bill is set to run into hundreds of millions and the Government is going to have to step in on every level and foot the bill.

INTERCONNECTOR

This week the High Court approved the North-South Interconnector project, opposed by the North East Pylon Pressure Campaign who want the high voltage line to go underground. Health fears from those living under the proposed 300 or so pylons earmarked across Meath, Cavan and Monaghan remain unabated.

The high cost of putting the line underground is the main reason for erecting the controversial pylons.

This week, we all saw the destruction of infrastructure, millions of euros’ worth wiped out in a single day.

Looking at Donegal, does this argument hold water anymore?