Video: UK floods: Belfast residents told to be ready to evacuate There's a serious risk of a tidal surge around the coastal area of Northern Ireland. We are particularly concerned around a number of areas. Those areas are Victoria Park in Belfast, the Sydenham area of Belfast and around the docks area of Belfast and the Corporation Street area," said Northern Ireland police Chief Constable Stephen Martin. Chief Constable Martin said that Belfast City Council is preparing emergency support centres for people who cannot stay with friends or relatives. I would ask people who live in those affected areas to think about the possibility of being asked to evacuate and to start making preparations for that. I would ask them to think about moving their valuables upstairs, I would ask them to think about packing a case so that in the event we make a recommendation that they leave their homes, that they are in a position to do so," he said.