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| Homes evacuated over flood fears | |
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| At least eight homes along the River Wye in Monmouth have been evacuated as the risk of flooding remains in place across south Wales. | |
| The Environment Agency is monitoring the river's water levels and identified the homes along the east bank at the town's Wye Bridge as being at risk. | |
| Gwent Police said residents were cooperating fully with the plan and would go into temporary accommodation. | |
| Western Power is also working to ensure power supplies are not interrupted. | |
| A police spokesman said: "Residents are co-operating fully with us and arrangements are in place to temporarily accommodate them. | |
| "There may be interruption to some power supplies if the river exceeds predicted levels. We are working with Western Power to minimise this impact." | |
| Commuters and some schoolchildren in the Rhymney valley area are also suffering in the aftermath of Friday's flooding. My thoughts are with all those people affected by the flooding this weekend, whose houses and businesses have been flooded or where they have had to move out of their homes Environment Minister Jane Davidson | |
| Buses will replace trains between Caerphilly and Rhymney for a week due to a landslide at Llanbradach. | Buses will replace trains between Caerphilly and Rhymney for a week due to a landslide at Llanbradach. |
| Machen Primary school and Cwm Ifor primary, Caerphilly, have been forced to close due to flooding. | |
| Environment Minister Jane Davidson praised the "sheer hard work" of those helping those affected by flooding. | Environment Minister Jane Davidson praised the "sheer hard work" of those helping those affected by flooding. |
| Caerphilly council and Arriva Trains Wales said they are doing all they could to return services to normal. | |
| Network Rail has said the train services will return to normal by Monday, 15 September, and apologised for the inconvenience to customers. | |
| Services from Caerphilly to Penarth will operate normally using a shuttle service between Ystrad Mynach and Bargoed and Rhymney and between Ystrad Mynach and Caerphilly. | |
| The company suggested passengers use park and ride facilities at Caerphilly station in order to cut down on journey times. | The company suggested passengers use park and ride facilities at Caerphilly station in order to cut down on journey times. |
| Meanwhile, Machen Primary and Cwm Ifor Primary, Caerphilly are closed as they clear up their grounds following flooding. Both will re-open to pupils on Tuesday. | |
| The gates of Nant Y Park Primary School are open, despite a need to clear debris from its grounds. with parents advised to use the main entrance only as the rear entrance is blocked. | |
| Graig-y-Rhacca is also open as per usual but classes are to due to be re-arranged as a result of some limited flooding internally. | |
| Caerphilly council said it was doing all it could to return services to normal. | |
| 'Sheer hard work' | |
| Meanwhile, environment minister Jane Davidson praised those working to help those affected by flooding. | Meanwhile, environment minister Jane Davidson praised those working to help those affected by flooding. |
| Friday's downpours hit homes and the transport network across Rhondda Cynon Taf, the Gwent valleys and parts of Powys in particular. | Friday's downpours hit homes and the transport network across Rhondda Cynon Taf, the Gwent valleys and parts of Powys in particular. |
| "My thoughts are with all those people affected by the flooding this weekend, whose houses and businesses have been flooded or where they have had to move out of their homes." | "My thoughts are with all those people affected by the flooding this weekend, whose houses and businesses have been flooded or where they have had to move out of their homes." |
| She said emergency services, the Environment Agency, councils and volunteers had helped minimise the effects of the flooding. | She said emergency services, the Environment Agency, councils and volunteers had helped minimise the effects of the flooding. |
| "Their dedication and sheer hard work in difficult circumstances has kept people safe and well," said Ms Davidson. | "Their dedication and sheer hard work in difficult circumstances has kept people safe and well," said Ms Davidson. |
| "Our flood defences have also stood up to what has been an extreme weather event and have again provided protection to many thousands of homes and businesses from flooding." | "Our flood defences have also stood up to what has been an extreme weather event and have again provided protection to many thousands of homes and businesses from flooding." |
| She said well-developed emergency plans had been put into action. |