Connswater Shopping Centre closes after water comes through the roof
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Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast has been forced to close following damage caused by heavy rain
Connswater Shopping Centre in east Belfast has been forced to close this afternoon after flooding was caused by water coming in through the roof.
It is understood heavy rain caused the damage.
The centre will reopen on Tuesday after work goes on inside the centre to clean up the flooding.
David Crawford, who owns the D Crawford Schoolwear pop-up shop in Connswater, said the electricity appeared to be switched off in parts of the centre.
"I just hope that it gets sorted soon, the next two weeks are very big for uniforms," he said.
Mr Crawford said that electrics were switched off for parts of the centre before everyone inside was evacuated.
"This is people's livelihoods at risk and I hope they recover quickly," he said
"The main thing is that no one was hurt, it was pretty rough there but luckily the rain has eased off."
Connswater Shopping Centre closes after water comes through the roof
A post on the centre's Facebook page said it had to "close today due to adverse weather conditions" and apologised for any inconvenience.
It added that the shopping centre will reopen on Tuesday morning.
DUP MP for East Belfast, Gavin Robinson, said his thoughts were "with traders and shop management while clean up is underway".
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- Published15 August 2022
