Chief Constable praises flood response

Thu, 23 Nov 2017

Chief Constable Gary Roberts

The Isle of Man Constabulary's Chief Constable has praised the actions of those who tackled the flooding around the Island yesterday.

A number of roads had to closed while several rivers burst their banks as heavy rain fell throughout yesterday morning and into the afternoon.

Gary Roberts took to Twitter to hail the work of the police, staff from the Department of Infrastructure and Civil Defence volunteers.

Most routes are now open again, but the Raggatt in Peel remains closed due to flooding.