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Mon 12 Dec 2006Severe flooding, damage caused by stormSevere weather conditions experienced throughout the country at the weekend should lessen today, but high winds may return towards the end of the week and more flooding is likely in some places, Met Éireann has said, writes Fiona GartlandThe weekend's torrential rain and high winds caused the death of one man, left 15,000 homes without electricity and up to 15,000 people were affected by flight cancellations and diversions at Dublin airport.