Wales On Sunday

WALES HIT BY FLOODING... AGAIN!

- WILL HAYWARD Acting Political Editor will.hayward@walesonlin­e.co.uk

THERE were widespread reports of flooding yesterday, with Crickhowel­l, Carmarthen and Llanybydde­r being badly hit. At 3pm yesterday there were 26 flood warnings and 37 flood alerts in place for Wales.

There were yellow and amber weather alerts in place from the Met Office.

The River Taff was running high in Cardiff, while in Crickhowel­l the Bridge End Inn was flooded. Landlord Howard Barker had to rebuild after Storm Dennis last year. Yesterday marked the third time his pub has been flooded this year.

Mr Barker said yesterday: “We had a phone call last night at 3am warning us that the river Usk was about to burst its banks. By 5am there was a foot of flood water in the pub.

“The fire brigade have three pumps here now and there is still nine inches. We are hoping the river level will drop to allow the water out.”

In Carmarthen, The Quay area was flooded by the River Towy.

Further north, in Llanybydde­r, Grant Rees feared for his commercial vehicle garage. The business was flooded two years ago during Storm Callum and it cost Mr Rees £750,000 that he says still hasn’t been paid out by insurance.

He was scrambling to safeguard his business as the flood waters rose yesterday.

Mr Rees said: “The water is being trapped by a wall the council put up two weeks ago.

“There are homes on the street as well that have young families and elderly people in.

“We have electrical equipment that is just going to be scrap if the water rises any more.

“We have moved as much as we can but the brake testers are worth £50,000 each and are built into the floor. We can’t move them.

“There were 12 of us moving stuff all day yesterday to protect it.”

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 ?? MARK LEWIS ?? Firefighte­rs pump water from Bridge Street, Crickhowel­l
MARK LEWIS Firefighte­rs pump water from Bridge Street, Crickhowel­l
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Flooding in Carmarthen

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