NI weather: Flooding in some areas with more heavy rain due

Parts of NI have been experiencing flooding on Saturday, with the Met Office warning of more heavy rain.

An alert affecting counties Antrim and Down was in place until 18:00 BST.

A second weather warning, covering most of Northern Ireland, came into place at 21:00 – it lasts until midday on Sunday.

In County Down, the Portaferry Road in Kircubbin has been closed at the Inishargey Road junction due to flooding.

Police asked drivers to avoid the area.

The Met Office had warned that heavy and frequent showers coming in from the east coast could bring a lot of rain in a short period of time.

It said there could be 10mm (0.4in) of rainfall within an hour, with up to 40mm (1.6in) falling in six hours in places hit by the heaviest showers.

Frequent showers will again affect mainly southern and central areas overnight, with up to 10mm of…