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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. |
Firefighters are rescuing three people trapped in their car by flood water in Monmouthshire, but they are not thought to be in danger. | |
Several roads are blocked by fallen trees while rail 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. |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said three people became trapped in their car when it went into flood water under a railway bridge between Llanvihangel Crucorney and Longtown. | |
And in Maerdy in the Rhondda, water entered several properties in Thomas Street. | |
Numerous incidents were reported elsewhere including road closures due to fallen trees and minor flooding on some routes. Rail travel was also affected. | |
Incidents around Wales included: | |
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. | |
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. |