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| Wales floods: St Asaph clean-up meeting called | |
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| People are waiting to hear when they can return to their flood-hit homes in north Wales to start the clean-up and count the cost of the damage. | People are waiting to hear when they can return to their flood-hit homes in north Wales to start the clean-up and count the cost of the damage. |
| More than 400 properties were flooded in St Asaph, Denbighshire, and many others in nearby Ruthin and other communities in Conwy. | More than 400 properties were flooded in St Asaph, Denbighshire, and many others in nearby Ruthin and other communities in Conwy. |
| An elderly woman was found dead by rescuers searching homes hit by floodwater in St Asaph on Tuesday. | An elderly woman was found dead by rescuers searching homes hit by floodwater in St Asaph on Tuesday. |
| Community groups are holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday. | Community groups are holding an emergency meeting on Wednesday. |
| Local councillor Denise Hodgkinson said some residents evacuated from homes in the tiny city, which has a population of 3,400, spent the night at neighbours' houses which escaped the floods. | |
| And someone from Merseyside who owns a caravan at a local holiday park made it available to people looking for somewhere to spend the night. | And someone from Merseyside who owns a caravan at a local holiday park made it available to people looking for somewhere to spend the night. |
| "There are a lot of people who have taken people in," said Ms Hodgkinson. | "There are a lot of people who have taken people in," said Ms Hodgkinson. |
| Schools closed | |
| The emergency services spent the night in St Asaph, Ruthin and Rhuddlan continuing to pump out flood-hit areas. | The emergency services spent the night in St Asaph, Ruthin and Rhuddlan continuing to pump out flood-hit areas. |
| Properties in Llanfair Talhaiarn, Llansannan and Eglwys Bach have also been flooded while Abergele and Llangernyw have also been threatened. | Properties in Llanfair Talhaiarn, Llansannan and Eglwys Bach have also been flooded while Abergele and Llangernyw have also been threatened. |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew with a volume pump to ensure the road serving Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, remains open. | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service sent a crew with a volume pump to ensure the road serving Ysbyty Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan, remains open. |
| Welsh-medium Ysgol Glan Clwyd will be closed on Wednesday as parts of the school are being used as an emergency shelter while some roads remain impassable, said the head teacher. | Welsh-medium Ysgol Glan Clwyd will be closed on Wednesday as parts of the school are being used as an emergency shelter while some roads remain impassable, said the head teacher. |
| Denbighshire council chief executive Mohammed Mehmet said work has started to plan for the recovery phase with a number of groups set up to co-ordinate action. | Denbighshire council chief executive Mohammed Mehmet said work has started to plan for the recovery phase with a number of groups set up to co-ordinate action. |
| But some people on a new housing estate in Ruthin have asked why flood prevention schemes had not been put in place. | |
| The Glasdir estate was built three years ago and residents said they were given assurances the chance of flooding was rare. | |
| One, Phil Jones, said: "We have documentation saying that the chance of flooding actually occurring was one in a 1,000 years. | |
| "Of course the more serious question is what happens in terms of not just next year but the next few months?" | |
| Another resident Catrin Williams added: "The land has always been marshy so I don't know why they built a housing estate there. | |
| "I have friends who live there and they have suffered damage to their house." | |
| Severe flood warnings - categorised as a danger to life - were put in place in two stretches of the river Elwy in St Asaph by the Environment Agency. | Severe flood warnings - categorised as a danger to life - were put in place in two stretches of the river Elwy in St Asaph by the Environment Agency. |
| Meanwhile, several major and minor roads across the area have been closed with further information available via the Traffic Wales website. | Meanwhile, several major and minor roads across the area have been closed with further information available via the Traffic Wales website. |
| Network Rail said full services are planned for the North Wales coast on Wednesday, while trains on Anglesey remain disrupted as water is pumped from the track at Gaerwen. | |
| On the Llanwrst/Blaenau branch line several areas are flooded and a replacement bus service is operating instead. Full details of rail disruptions are available on the National Rail Enquiries website. | |
| Some schools in Conwy and Denbighshire have also been affected. | Some schools in Conwy and Denbighshire have also been affected. |