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First minister visits flood-hit areas in north Wales | |
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Two areas of north Wales which were hit by recent flooding will be visited by First Minister Carwyn Jones. | |
Mr Jones will visit Beaumaris on Anglesey and Tal-y-Bont near Bangor in Gwynedd on Thursday. | |
A string of weather warnings have been in place throughout Wales during December. | |
Speaking ahead of his visit, Mr Jones expressed his "heartfelt gratitude to all those involved in preventative, rescue and recovery work". | Speaking ahead of his visit, Mr Jones expressed his "heartfelt gratitude to all those involved in preventative, rescue and recovery work". |
He will meet workers from the emergency services and look at the impact floodwater has had on roads in the area, especially the A55 dual carriageway. | |
It was completely closed at Bangor on Saturday, along with A5 routes, effectively cutting off north-west Wales. | It was completely closed at Bangor on Saturday, along with A5 routes, effectively cutting off north-west Wales. |
The first minister said while this month has seen exceptional rainfall, the changing climate will see such problems "happening more frequently", so flood management remains a priority for the Welsh government. | The first minister said while this month has seen exceptional rainfall, the changing climate will see such problems "happening more frequently", so flood management remains a priority for the Welsh government. |
He added: "My thoughts over the festive period have been with everyone, including many people in north and mid Wales, who have seen their homes and businesses affected by the recent flooding." | He added: "My thoughts over the festive period have been with everyone, including many people in north and mid Wales, who have seen their homes and businesses affected by the recent flooding." |
Three flood warnings are in place for the Lower Dee Valley in Wrexham, Abergwili in Carmarthenshire and Pontargothi and Pontynyswen in Carmarthenshire. | |
On Wednesday, Storm Frank brought heavy rain and winds of up to 75mph (120km/h), leading to more than 1,400 properties losing power across south Wales. | |
The wet weather also caused problems on the roads with the M4 flooding in two areas. | |
While the worst of the storm has passed, there were still problems on Thursday morning. | |
In Powys, about 160 homes had power cuts while replacement buses will serve Arriva Trains Wales services between Llandudno Junction and Blaenau Ffestiniog due to flooding. | |
Live flood warnings from Natural Resources Wales, the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency |