Derry woman expresses her thanks to the Donegal people who helped her out of a ditch during the flood - from the man who offered a room to the tractor driver who got her on the road again

A Derry woman has expressed her thank to the people of Donegal who stopped to offer her help as she panicked during the floods.

Joan Logue said that she and her husband were travelling from Malin Head to Derry when they got into difficulty on the Glentoucher mountain pass after driving into a ditch.

"We couldn't get the van moved, and the thunder and lighting ripped through the sky, and it was getting very dark," she said.

There were very few cars on the road and panic set in, she said. Water was going past them on the road like a river.

"Every car that did pass stopped to offer help, from an offer from a lovely lady from Quigley's Point with her two daughters who offered to drive us to Derry, a gentleman who offered us his spare room, to a great rescuer - the taxi man from Letterkenny who drove around teh area to find someone with a tractor.

"When they returned 50 minutes later, it was unbelievable, they got us on the road again!

" I'd just like to thank all those lovely Donegal people who helped a couple in crisis, and I wish I can some day return the kindness," said Joan.

Daughter Carie Houston said she wanted to pass on a massive word of thanks to the people of Donegal for the overwhelming sense of community offered to her parents.