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Wales weather: Trees fall as high winds return | Wales weather: Trees fall as high winds return |
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Fire crews are responding as high winds across south and west Wales bring down trees and damage buildings. | |
The A465 Heads Of The Valleys road is closed at the Hirwaun roundabout after a number of vehicles are reported to have hit a fallen tree. | The A465 Heads Of The Valleys road is closed at the Hirwaun roundabout after a number of vehicles are reported to have hit a fallen tree. |
Mid and West Wales fire officers say trees are down in Tenby, Lamphey, Drefach Felindre near Newcastle Emlyn, Felinfach and Caernwern, Neath. | Mid and West Wales fire officers say trees are down in Tenby, Lamphey, Drefach Felindre near Newcastle Emlyn, Felinfach and Caernwern, Neath. |
The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for gusts of up to 80mph. | The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for gusts of up to 80mph. |
A gust of 70mph (110 kmph) was recorded at Aberporth, Ceredigion, on Tuesday evening. | |
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they have had many reports of trees being blown down and other damage in the latest stormy weather. | |
Firefighters have been called out to deal with unsafe structures, with roofing sheets being blown off buildings. | |
A crew has called to deal with large zinc sheets blown from the roof of a barn which have blocked a road at St Lawrence, near Tenby. | |
Some of the roofing sheets have landed in a tree. | |
Meanwhile, firefighters have been called to Penally near Tenby where more roofing has come down. | |
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they were dealing with numerous reports of trees being blown down, particularly around the heads of the valleys area. | |
Police closed the A465 for safety reasons after vehicles collided with a fallen tree at Hirwaun, according to Traffic Wales. | |
Diversions for light vehicles have been set up via Llwydcoed village and for heavy goods vehicles via the A4059 and A470. | |
A tree has also come down in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, while a chimney has collapsed on a house in Caerphilly. | |
Fire crews were also dealing with a water rescue in Blackwood, near Caerphilly. | |
They have also been called out to a number of road traffic collisions. |