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Wales weather: Gales and rain cause travel chaos | Wales weather: Gales and rain cause travel chaos |
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Floods have caused travel disruption after heavy rain and winds of almost 80mph battered parts of Wales. | |
Two flood warnings are in place near Wrexham and Carmarthenshire along with other alerts around Wales. | |
Several roads have been blocked by fallen trees and flood water while rail services have also been hit by floods. | Several roads have been blocked by fallen trees and flood water while rail services have also been hit by floods. |
Firefighters had to rescue three people when their car became stuck in flood water beneath a railway bridge in Monmouthshire. | Firefighters had to rescue three people when their car became stuck in flood water beneath a railway bridge in Monmouthshire. |
A crew from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service towed the vehicle to safety after being called to the scene between Llanvihangel Crucorney and Longtown at about 13:40 GMT. No-one was hurt. | A crew from South Wales Fire and Rescue Service towed the vehicle to safety after being called to the scene between Llanvihangel Crucorney and Longtown at about 13:40 GMT. No-one was hurt. |
And in Maerdy in the Rhondda, several properties were flooded in Thomas Street. | And in Maerdy in the Rhondda, several properties were flooded in Thomas Street. |
Numerous incidents were reported elsewhere including road closures due to fallen trees and minor flooding on some routes. | Numerous incidents were reported elsewhere including road closures due to fallen trees and minor flooding on some routes. |
Rail travel has also been affected with a number of delays and cancellations across Wales, reports Arriva Trains Wales via its journeycheck website. | Rail travel has also been affected with a number of delays and cancellations across Wales, reports Arriva Trains Wales via its journeycheck website. |
On Monday evening, Natural Resources Wales issued two flood warnings for the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Trevalyn Meadows, near Wrexham, as well as the River Towy at Abergwili, Carmarthenshire. | |
Incidents around Wales included: | Incidents around Wales included: |
The Met Office warned of strong winds in much of north Wales up until 18:00 GMT on Monday. | The Met Office warned of strong winds in much of north Wales up until 18:00 GMT on Monday. |
Gales had caused problems earlier in the day with the strongest wind gust recorded at 77mph at Capel Curig in Snowdonia. | Gales had caused problems earlier in the day with the strongest wind gust recorded at 77mph at Capel Curig in Snowdonia. |
The disruption comes days after thousands of people in Anglesey and Gwynedd lost power in gales after Christmas. | The disruption comes days after thousands of people in Anglesey and Gwynedd lost power in gales after Christmas. |
More than 20,000 properties across north and mid Wales were affected as strong winds brought down power cables on Boxing Day, but ScottishPower said everyone had been re-connected by Sunday afternoon. | More than 20,000 properties across north and mid Wales were affected as strong winds brought down power cables on Boxing Day, but ScottishPower said everyone had been re-connected by Sunday afternoon. |
With ground across Wales already saturated, Natural Resources Wales has warned of possible localised flooding with many flood alerts in place. | With ground across Wales already saturated, Natural Resources Wales has warned of possible localised flooding with many flood alerts in place. |