In January 1913 unionists set up the Ulster Volunteer Force pledging to resist the bill by force of arms.

BBC: Home Rule and the Ulster Covenant

One driver, according to the English-language Russian news channel RT, said his truck was pushed tens of meters by floodwaters, while the force of the floodwaters ripped a 10-year-old girl her mother's arms.

CNN: July 9, 2012 -- Updated 0150 GMT (0950 HKT)