Flood water did start receding in the region yesterday afternoon.
It will be a month before the flooding crisis has eased significantly in rural Ireland, according to experts.
The rain has lessened since the weekend, but thousands of acres along the Shannon remain under water.
The N62 from Birr to Cloghan remains closed in Offaly.
Cathal Nolan, from Ireland's Weather Channel, says the water won't disappear overnight:
The Defence Forces say it has provided nearly 350 troops and 50 trucks to deal with the flooding crisis in the past nine days.
Commandant James O'Hara says they were still helping victims in Westmeath yesterday:
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