A garda patrol in Donegal has been without a car since January.

The recent wild weather in Donegal has highlighted how inadequately equipped Gardai in Donegal are to tackle hazardous weather conditions.

Dealing with the flooding crisis this week, Gardai were faced with the challenge of extreme flooding without even one 4x4 between them.

GRA representative for Donegal Brendan O’Connor likened their challenge to the lack of resources faced by police in parts of India that was highlighted in a recent documentary on Channel 4.

Bengal to Donegal C4 #Delhicops face the same problems as @gardarep members in Bunbeg pic.twitter.com/V4dalRxy9d

— Brendoc (@brendan1oc) August 24, 2017

While Garda O'Connor's reference to the documentary may be somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the problem remains that they were carrying out rescue missions using family hatchbacks and estate cars.

Garda O'Connor says they've been battling adverse weather conditions for years without a proper fleet and looking for assurances that they will get some kind of upgrade: