She and her husband Alwyn are among 11 families in Eglinton, Co Derry, who spent Christmas in mobile homes after their own houses were flooded in August. In Eglinton - one of the worst affected areas - a caravan park has been established to house those who are still unable to return home. Like many of the residents, Patricia Logue must pass her own home at the front of the estate every time she goes into or out of the caravan park. “I didn’t care what it was as long as I was near home and I was near work,” she said. Like others in the caravan park, she has been without insurance since minor flooding raised the premium and left her unable to afford it.

Source: The Irish Times December 31, 2017 10:30 UTC