Homes in parts of counties Down, Tyrone and Fermanagh have been hit by flooding after Storm Bert brought sustained and heavy rain on Saturday.Some residents of Park Avenue in Dundonald and Kings Row in Coalisland were left trapped in their homes as water levels rose.

Storm Bert is bringing periods of wind and gales across Northern Ireland on Saturday. The Met Office have issued two separate weather warnings for the region with a wind warning as gusts of up to 70 mph are expected around costal areas of Northern Ireland.

It follows a significant fall of snow across the Province which left police cautioning drivers to slow down yesterday morning. The Met Office says Storm Bert is set to bring a “multi-hazard event” across much of the UK today following the cold snap.