Farmers and contractors have pulled together in an effort to help communities affected by the floods that occurred as a result of torrential rain earlier this week.

Images captured by Lorraine Kirk show the extent to which farmers and contractors are going to help local authorities and emergency services deal with the overwhelming workload the floods have caused.

A total of nine tractors have been using umbilical slurry spreading systems to clear a stretch of the A5, the main Strabane to Derry road.

Tractors, pumps and slurry tankers have all been utilised in an effort to clear roadways, rescue people stranded in cars and remove water from flooded fields.

Farmers’ crops in the worst affected areas have also been severely damaged by the floods. Fields have been submerged by close to a reported 7ft of water in some cases.

Homes as well as farmland have been destroyed by the floods; the clean-up is expected to take a number of weeks.

With more rain forecast over the coming days, farmers and contractors are aiming to reduce the water levels by as much as possible.