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Northern Ireland Water has announced it has stood down the incident team which was set up to deal with widespread flooding across Belfast.

When motorists get trapped in or even on their cars by flood water, the emergency services rush to the rescue - but what happens when it's the police who find themselves marooned in a makeshift lake in the middle of a road?

Emergency funds of £1,000 for homes hit by flooding have been made available, as forecasters warned more heavy rain was expected across Northern Ireland throughout Thursday.

Northern Ireland Water has defended its response to the widespread flooding which followed torrential rain on Wednesday night.

Motorists are being advised not to travel unless absolutely necessary after heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding in south and east Belfast and across other parts of Northern Ireland.

The Met Office has been issuing severe weather warnings for much of the week and the latest yellow alert forecasts further heavy rain for Sunday morning.

A number of road closures are in place across Northern Ireland due to rivers overflowing and falling trees as a result of heavy rain.

A yellow warning for heavy rain across Northern Ireland, originally issued for Friday, has now been extended into Saturday as well - with one south Belfast golf course so flooded that canoeists have been out in action.

The Met Office has issued a yellow alert for Northern Ireland, warning people to be aware of the risk of flooding on Friday and potentially into the weekend.

Northern Ireland Water has responded to 22 flooding incidents following heavy rain across south Belfast, Dunmurry and Lisburn.

Stormy weather in the Republic of Ireland has led to a number of sightings of suspected tornadoes in Co Donegal.

Fire crews have pumped water from the street in Finaghy following heavy rainfall.

Northern Ireland could be hit by localised flooding and dangerous driving conditions on Wednesday evening, with forecasters predicted thundery downpours across much of the region.

Vandals opening fire hydrants during the recent heatwave have disrupted the water supply to thousands of homes and businesses in Belfast.

Mediterranean temperatures at the weekend have provided a ray of sunshine for Northern Ireland's seaside resorts that have suffered in the downturn.

The Environment Minister has hit out at sunbathers at Crawfordsburn Country Park who left a "staggering" amount of litter behind at the weekend.

Newcastle has been a real hot spot this weekend with thousands of people flocking to the beaches to bask in the sunshine.

Northern Ireland is basking in another day of unbroken sunshine.

With Northern Ireland basking in some sunshine, the news that its beaches have received more Blue Flag awards for cleanliness than ever before has proved particularly welcome.

Northern Ireland may have enjoyed record-breaking high temperatures in March, but - after a damp and chilly April - May's welcome burst of summer sunshine is still feeling long over-due.