VIDEO DIARY: A report from the scene of Athlone's flooding crisis

Westmeath Independent editor Tadhg Carey is one of the Athlone residents currently battling to prevent his home from flooding.

Here, in this first instalment of a personal video diary from the scene, he reports on what's been happening in the last few days and what could be done to help the local residents in their efforts:

http://youtu.be/FA70gc3_K_8