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Wales thunderstorms bring power cuts and flash flooding | |
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Thunderstorms have brought flash flooding and power cuts to parts of Wales. | Thunderstorms have brought flash flooding and power cuts to parts of Wales. |
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said it had attended eight flooding incidents in Aberystwyth in Ceredigion since 14:30 BST on Monday. | |
Photographs from the university town show vehicles struggling to get through flooded streets. | |
The whole of Wales is covered by a Met Office yellow thunderstorm warning until midnight. | |
The forecaster warned there was a small chance homes could flood quickly. | |
The first service said others areas affected included Gower in Swansea, Llandeilo in Carmarthenshire and New Quay in Ceredigion, which had over 100 lightning strikes in an hour. | |
A second yellow thunderstorm weather covering Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Powys and Wrexham came into force at 16:00 BST and runs until 03:00 on Tuesday. | A second yellow thunderstorm weather covering Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Powys and Wrexham came into force at 16:00 BST and runs until 03:00 on Tuesday. |
Western Power Distribution said 214 customers were without power in Lampeter in Ceredigion and 32 in Rhossili on Gower. | Western Power Distribution said 214 customers were without power in Lampeter in Ceredigion and 32 in Rhossili on Gower. |