Pictures: Cork towns begin recovery after flooding

Towns and villages across Cork experienced significant flooding in recent days. 

Midleton, Glanmire and Rathcormac were amongst the areas worst affected after a month's rainfall fell in just 24 hours. 

Many homes and businesses have now commenced the clean-up operation following the floods. 

However, communities remain on alert for further flooding after Met Éireann issued another rain alert warning that localised flooding is possible.

The yellow rain warning, which comes into effect on Sunday evening, covers all of Munster and Connacht. 

The forecaster says that rain will be heavy at times with the chance of thunder.

Possible impacts include localised flooding and difficult travel conditions, it said. 

The warning comes into effect at 6pm on Sunday and will remain in place until 4am on Tuesday morning. 

One of the many skips filled with damaged goods as a result of the flooding in Midleton Co Cork.Picture: David Keane.

Damian and Laragh O'Brien of Fox & Co Menswear during the clean-up operation of their premises as a result of the flooding in Midleton Co Cork.Picture: David Keane.

Cleaning up after the floods on Thomas Street, Midleton, Co Cork; Picture Dan Linehan

Edmund Aherne and his neighbour cleaning up after the floods on Thomas Street, Midleton, Co Cork; Picture Dan Linehan

Sally O'Brien cleaning up at the Farmgate restaurant in Midleton, Co Cork; Picture Dan Linehan

Residents fill a skip with flood damaged items from their homes after Storm Babet hit on Wednesday. The residents of Copper Valley Vue in Glanmire faced a major cleanup after flood water hit their homes. Pic Larry Cummins

Lia Vaz cleaning up at The Urban Shave which had been renovated six months ago and is now destroyed by the flooding in Midleton, Co Cork. Picture Dan Linehan

The Taoiseach Varadkar meeting owners of Greenway Fiona O'Driscoll and Deridre Roberts during his visit to Midleton, Co Cork. Picture Dan Linehan