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Wales weather: Gales and rain cause travel chaos | Wales weather: Gales and rain cause travel chaos |
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Storms are causing travel disruption as heavy rain and winds of almost 80mph batter parts of Wales. | Storms are causing travel disruption as heavy rain and winds of almost 80mph batter parts of Wales. |
Several roads are blocked by fallen trees while train services have been hit by flooding in north and south Wales. | Several roads are blocked by fallen trees while train services have been hit by flooding in north and south Wales. |
A Met Office yellow "be prepared" warning for wind is in force with gusts of almost 80mph recorded in Snowdonia. | A Met Office yellow "be prepared" warning for wind is in force with gusts of almost 80mph recorded in Snowdonia. |
Homes were also hit by flooding as water entered properties in Maerdy in the Rhondda. | Homes were also hit by flooding as water entered properties in Maerdy in the Rhondda. |
Several incidents were reported on Monday including road closures due to fallen trees and minor flooding on some routes. Rail travel was also affected. | Several incidents were reported on Monday including road closures due to fallen trees and minor flooding on some routes. Rail travel was also affected. |
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) urged people to remain vigilant as further localised flooding was expected. | Natural Resources Wales (NRW) urged people to remain vigilant as further localised flooding was expected. |
Incidents reported on Monday included: | Incidents reported on Monday included: |
Strong winds again caused problems on Monday, with a warning in force for much of north, south and west Wales. | Strong winds again caused problems on Monday, with a warning in force for much of north, south and west Wales. |
The strongest wind gust so far was 77mph at Capel Curig in Snowdonia, during the early hours of the morning. | The strongest wind gust so far was 77mph at Capel Curig in Snowdonia, during the early hours of the morning. |
With ground across Wales already saturated, NRW warned of possible localised flooding. There was one flood warning and 26 flood alerts in place on Monday morning. | With ground across Wales already saturated, NRW warned of possible localised flooding. There was one flood warning and 26 flood alerts in place on Monday morning. |
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. | |