Emergency services in Northern Ireland are struggling to cope as heavy rain worsens the flood damage caused by a weekend of torrential downpours.
Fire crews helped to evacuate dozens of people from their homes as water levels rose.
In Bryansford, Co Down, a lifeboat went from door to door to pick up stranded residents.
People also deserted their water logged homes in Belfast and counties Armagh and Antrim.
More than 850 emergency calls were made as rivers broke their banks and roads were closed.
Parts of the M1 and M2 motorways are still shut and a train derailed in the Irish Republic.
Sky News weather forecaster Sarah Pennock said the outlook for the week was uncertain, adding to the woes of what has been dubbed 'awful August'.
"It is a really messy picture at the moment and the next 48 hours will be very unsettled.
"There is an area of deep low pressure and the centre of it is the south west coast of Ireland. Tomorrow it will move over to northern England so that area can expect heavy rain.
"Bands of rains and showers will continue from there but it will get calmer as the week progresses.
"By Wednesday we should see more sunshine as the low pressure moves away and the wind dies down." she said.
But there is some good news for the end of the school holidays. Pennock thinks the bank holiday weekend might make up for the washed out summer.
"At the moment the holiday weekend looks promising. We should see more settled conditions." she said.
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