Culmore Point Road which was flooded last night.
The statutory bodies have been called on to “step up to the mark” after torrential rain resulted flooding in a number of areas of Derry last night.
The worst hit was the road leading to Culmore Point where the River Foyle burst its banks.
SDLP councillor for the area, Angela Dobbins, said the situation was “highly dangerous.”
Cllr Dobbins, who attended the scene, said:”There was an extremely high tide and coupled with the heavy rain, the River Foyle overflowed the walls on Culmore Point Road causing the road and the adjoining Cooleen Park to be impassable and inaccessible for almost two hours.
“There is a very dangerous bend on Culmore Point Road and the water was extremely deep – about 18 inches at points – which resulted in the possibility of cars hitting the water before would be aware of the danger.
“I personally parked my car with hazard lights near the bend and with the aid of a torch and residents diverted the traffic until the road became passable.”
“I would urge all motorists to be aware of the road conditions and especially in this heavy rainfall where wet leaves have made the conditions slippery and have blocked drains causing flooding.
“I would particularly ask those who are doing school runs no matter where to drive carefully and be alert of conditions.”
Cllr Dobbins concluded: “I would also like to highlight the need for the statutory bodies to step up to the mark and reinforce and repair the Culmore Point wall – at the end of the day that wall holds back the River Foyle!”
Elsewhere, flooding resulted in a stretch of road between Craigavon Bridge and John Street roundabout being closed.
Meanwhile, weather forecasters have predicted sunny intervals and scattered showers for today.
Looking further ahead, it is predicted to be bright and breezy over the weekend with scattered showers followed by a band of more persistent rain on Monday.
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