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| Cardiff hit by flash flooding chaos on Saturday afternoon | Cardiff hit by flash flooding chaos on Saturday afternoon |
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| Roads and shops have been closed as flash flooding caused chaos around Cardiff on Saturday afternoon following heavy rain. | |
| Areas affected included Pentrebane, Llandaff, Roath, Cathays and parts of north Cardiff. | |
| Police were forced to close roads in Ely and Culverhouse Cross as localised flooding made conditions treacherous. | Police were forced to close roads in Ely and Culverhouse Cross as localised flooding made conditions treacherous. |
| At least six fire engines were dealing with separate incidents across the city at one point. | At least six fire engines were dealing with separate incidents across the city at one point. |
| South Wales Police said traffic was at a standstill around the Culverhouse Cross shopping area and warned people to keep away. | South Wales Police said traffic was at a standstill around the Culverhouse Cross shopping area and warned people to keep away. |
| A spokesperson said officers were closing the road leading to Marks and Spencer and Tesco at Culverhouse Cross after both shops had been affected by the rain. | A spokesperson said officers were closing the road leading to Marks and Spencer and Tesco at Culverhouse Cross after both shops had been affected by the rain. |
| Water was reported to be getting into both stores forcing people to be evacuated. | |
| There were also said to be several flooding incidents in Ely, including one at a private property, and Mill Road was closed. | There were also said to be several flooding incidents in Ely, including one at a private property, and Mill Road was closed. |
| Eluned Haf, of Southerndown in the Vale of Glamorgan, said she was stuck for two hours in the Marks and Spencer car park after the shop was evacuated. | |
| "I was taking the kids off to my mam at Culverhouse Cross and the rain came down," she said. | |
| "I got into the M&S car park and thought 'thank God for that'. I went to hand the kids to my mam and the whole building was evacuated. | |
| "I was stuck in the car park for two hours." | |
| She said there was gridlock on the roads in the area as the nearby Tesco was also evacuated. |