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| Flooding: Clean-up continues across Wales | Flooding: Clean-up continues across Wales |
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| The clean-up is continuing across parts of Wales following Thursday's torrential rain and gales that saw homes flooded and motorists stranded. | The clean-up is continuing across parts of Wales following Thursday's torrential rain and gales that saw homes flooded and motorists stranded. |
| Rest centres were opened at Llandudno Junction, Caernarfon and Bangor overnight after drivers on the A55 in north-west Wales abandoned their cars. | Rest centres were opened at Llandudno Junction, Caernarfon and Bangor overnight after drivers on the A55 in north-west Wales abandoned their cars. |
| Flash flooding hit scores of properties in Snowdonia, while winds of up to 90mph battered south-west Wales. | Flash flooding hit scores of properties in Snowdonia, while winds of up to 90mph battered south-west Wales. |
| Residents are now counting the cost of the damage. | Residents are now counting the cost of the damage. |
| Betty Owen, of Llanberis District Club, said flooding there had left the premises "worse than a mess". | Betty Owen, of Llanberis District Club, said flooding there had left the premises "worse than a mess". |
| "It's not just the water itself, it's the mud that's involved as well," she said while cleaning up the club. | "It's not just the water itself, it's the mud that's involved as well," she said while cleaning up the club. |
| "It was really bad and just pouring down from the streets in the village and some of them are quite high. | "It was really bad and just pouring down from the streets in the village and some of them are quite high. |
| "And it was just coming down to the bottom here, and there was nowhere for it to go." | "And it was just coming down to the bottom here, and there was nowhere for it to go." |
| Community councillor Emlyn Baylis said the speed of the flooding had shocked villagers. | Community councillor Emlyn Baylis said the speed of the flooding had shocked villagers. |
| "What is so upsetting is to see people's houses flooded. It's heartbreaking really," he said. | "What is so upsetting is to see people's houses flooded. It's heartbreaking really," he said. |
| "We've got two brand new cafes in the village and they have both been flooded out. | "We've got two brand new cafes in the village and they have both been flooded out. |
| "There's a lot of work cleaning up now, it's a pity to see - some of these people are in tears really." | "There's a lot of work cleaning up now, it's a pity to see - some of these people are in tears really." |
| On Thursday, drivers on the A55 were left stranded for several hours after flooding completely blocked the dual carriageway near Bangor. | On Thursday, drivers on the A55 were left stranded for several hours after flooding completely blocked the dual carriageway near Bangor. |
| North Wales AM Aled Roberts said more should be done to prevent flooding after such "chaotic scenes". | |
| "It cannot be right that the only fast road into north Wales which everyone relies on for quick and easy access is turned into a river after some very heavy rainfall. | |
| "Whilst appreciating the exceptional weather yesterday we cannot allow the A55 to be shut twice in the space of five months. | |
| "There needs to be an urgent review of drainage on the A55 taking into account the age of some sections of the road and our changing weather patterns," he added. | |
| North Wales Police were carrying out a further detailed examination of the road with the aim of fully reopening it as soon as practicable. | |
| Train services between Bangor and Holyhead were suspended after flooding on tracks near Bodorgan on Anglesey. | Train services between Bangor and Holyhead were suspended after flooding on tracks near Bodorgan on Anglesey. |
| Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin trains were continuing to terminate trains at Gaerwen. | Arriva Trains Wales and Virgin trains were continuing to terminate trains at Gaerwen. |
| In Llanberis, an estimated 100 properties were hit by a flash flood on Thursday afternoon, after the Afon Goch burst its banks above the village, sending a surge of water down the hillside and into the main street. | In Llanberis, an estimated 100 properties were hit by a flash flood on Thursday afternoon, after the Afon Goch burst its banks above the village, sending a surge of water down the hillside and into the main street. |
| Homes, cafes, and a doctor's surgery were left under several feet of water. | Homes, cafes, and a doctor's surgery were left under several feet of water. |
| Homes were also hit in the Snowdonia villages of Rhosgadfan and Rhostryfan, above Caernarfon. | Homes were also hit in the Snowdonia villages of Rhosgadfan and Rhostryfan, above Caernarfon. |
| Chris Hughes, a Gwynedd councillor who lives in Rhostryfan, said the flooding hit within minutes. | Chris Hughes, a Gwynedd councillor who lives in Rhostryfan, said the flooding hit within minutes. |
| "It happened ever so quickly. It was a torrent of rain, rivers running down the road," he said. | "It happened ever so quickly. It was a torrent of rain, rivers running down the road," he said. |
| "I've been living in the village since 2007 and I certainly haven't seen anything of this magnitude." | "I've been living in the village since 2007 and I certainly haven't seen anything of this magnitude." |
| One Environment Agency flood warning remains in force at Abererch near Pwllheli, Gwynedd. | One Environment Agency flood warning remains in force at Abererch near Pwllheli, Gwynedd. |
| River rescue | River rescue |
| Elsewhere in Wales, gale force winds battered parts of Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. | Elsewhere in Wales, gale force winds battered parts of Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. |
| In one major incident, the coastguard, firefighters, police helicopter and an RAF Sea King helicopter were involved in the rescue of a driver trapped in her car in deep, fast-flowing water in a swollen river at St Clears, Carmarthenshire. | In one major incident, the coastguard, firefighters, police helicopter and an RAF Sea King helicopter were involved in the rescue of a driver trapped in her car in deep, fast-flowing water in a swollen river at St Clears, Carmarthenshire. |
| Her car had been washed from a ford near the Waunbricks Kennels and swept 100m downstream at around 16:15 GMT. | Her car had been washed from a ford near the Waunbricks Kennels and swept 100m downstream at around 16:15 GMT. |
| Firefighters managed to get a line to her and she was hauled to safety before she was taken to Glangwili Hospital by road. | Firefighters managed to get a line to her and she was hauled to safety before she was taken to Glangwili Hospital by road. |
| Five people were also taken to hospital after a car was flipped over by strong winds in Pembrokeshire. | Five people were also taken to hospital after a car was flipped over by strong winds in Pembrokeshire. |
| The stationary car was thrown against the front of a branch of Barclays bank on Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven, just before midday, Dyfed-Powys Police said. | The stationary car was thrown against the front of a branch of Barclays bank on Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven, just before midday, Dyfed-Powys Police said. |
| The people in the Peugeot 206 were taken to hospital but are not thought to have been seriously hurt. | The people in the Peugeot 206 were taken to hospital but are not thought to have been seriously hurt. |
| The South Wales fire service said it took in excess of 200 calls for help during Thursday as crews helped with flooded homes at Pentre, Rhondda and in Monmouthshire. | The South Wales fire service said it took in excess of 200 calls for help during Thursday as crews helped with flooded homes at Pentre, Rhondda and in Monmouthshire. |
| BBC Wales weather presenter Sue Charles said the outlook for Friday remained much better, as the rain eased through the night. | |
| "But it's not going to last. Heavy rain and blustery winds move up from the south through Saturday afternoon and a Met Office warning is now in place for this rain, so it could be very wet and windy." | "But it's not going to last. Heavy rain and blustery winds move up from the south through Saturday afternoon and a Met Office warning is now in place for this rain, so it could be very wet and windy." |
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