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| Mop-up under way after flooding | Mop-up under way after flooding |
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| People in parts of north Wales are mopping up after heavy rain led to flooding. | People in parts of north Wales are mopping up after heavy rain led to flooding. |
| North Wales Fire and Rescue Service received nearly 50 calls for help from the public on Thursday night. | North Wales Fire and Rescue Service received nearly 50 calls for help from the public on Thursday night. |
| In one incident crews had to help rescue people trapped in a car by water at Caernarfon, Gwynedd. | In one incident crews had to help rescue people trapped in a car by water at Caernarfon, Gwynedd. |
| Fire engines were also called to properties in Denbighshire and Flintshire to help pump out water from several homes and businesses. | Fire engines were also called to properties in Denbighshire and Flintshire to help pump out water from several homes and businesses. |
| Rescue teams said calls started coming in at about 1800 BST, with high volume pumps dispatched to houses at Eastville Road in Rhyl, and two engines sent to a row of homes at Ffordd Penrhwylfa in Prestatyn. | Rescue teams said calls started coming in at about 1800 BST, with high volume pumps dispatched to houses at Eastville Road in Rhyl, and two engines sent to a row of homes at Ffordd Penrhwylfa in Prestatyn. |
| Ann Hopwood, of the Royal Oak in Flint, on the damage to the pub after floods hit north Wales. | |
| Fire officers also spent the evening pumping out the cellars of the Royal Oak public house on Church Street in Flint, which was flooded just as it prepared to host a party. | Fire officers also spent the evening pumping out the cellars of the Royal Oak public house on Church Street in Flint, which was flooded just as it prepared to host a party. |
| The pub's Ann Hopwood said: "The rain started coming up. It started coming up from the grids. The beers are all gone, the carpets are wrecked I think. It smells horrendous." | The pub's Ann Hopwood said: "The rain started coming up. It started coming up from the grids. The beers are all gone, the carpets are wrecked I think. It smells horrendous." |
| Roads in the area were also blocked because of the rain. | Roads in the area were also blocked because of the rain. |
| Anne Horobin, who is mayor of Prestatyn, said: "I had to attend a meeting in Rhyl. On that journey I came across four areas on the main road that were flooded. | Anne Horobin, who is mayor of Prestatyn, said: "I had to attend a meeting in Rhyl. On that journey I came across four areas on the main road that were flooded. |
| "In fact one of the roads just as you go into Rhyl had to be closed. It was pretty deep in certain areas." | "In fact one of the roads just as you go into Rhyl had to be closed. It was pretty deep in certain areas." |
| Senior fire safety officer Richard Fairhead said high-volume pumping equipment was called in from Llandudno, as part of the national programme set up a year ago to tackle widespread flooding. | Senior fire safety officer Richard Fairhead said high-volume pumping equipment was called in from Llandudno, as part of the national programme set up a year ago to tackle widespread flooding. |
| "The specialist crews in north Wales are well equipped to deal with flooding incidents," he added. | "The specialist crews in north Wales are well equipped to deal with flooding incidents," he added. |
| "We also have the ability to deal with localised flooding in the form of four water incident units based at Deeside, Ruthin, Bangor and Betws y Coed. | "We also have the ability to deal with localised flooding in the form of four water incident units based at Deeside, Ruthin, Bangor and Betws y Coed. |
| "These units, introduced about four years ago, have been an integral and important part of the range of services we provide." | "These units, introduced about four years ago, have been an integral and important part of the range of services we provide." |
| Several other smaller incidents across Rhuddlan in Denbighshire were also reported. | Several other smaller incidents across Rhuddlan in Denbighshire were also reported. |
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