Westlife star Brian McFadden has said he shares the grief of the people of Creeslough having only visited the village recently.
said his ‘heart is broken’ for his family’s hometown.
Brian took to Twitter yesterday to send his thoughts and prayers to those effected by the devastation.
The singer’s father Brendan is from Creeslough.
He said: “Sending my thoughts to all the my family and friends in my family home town of Creeslough.
“My heart is broken with the news.
“I was only there a few weeks a go. Praying for you all.”
The 42-year-old added today: “It’s heartbreaking to see such a terrible thing happen to such a small well knitted community.
“The whole town have been up all night banding together whether it be supplying food and comfort or even just directing traffic.”