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| Helicopter rescue amid flooding | |
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| Severe weather warnings are in force for all 22 Welsh counties, with forecasters predicting heavy rain and strong winds during the morning. | Severe weather warnings are in force for all 22 Welsh counties, with forecasters predicting heavy rain and strong winds during the morning. |
| Up to 2ins (50mm) of rain is expected over the next few hours and the Environment Agency warned of a risk of localised flooding. | |
| A motorist who was trapped in his 4x4 in the River Rhiw near Welshpool had to be rescued by an RAF helicopter crew. | |
| The 60-year-old had been trying to cross a ford on Thursday evening. | |
| The Environment Agency Wales say rivers are "unseasonably high" following the recent rainfall and emergency services are on alert as Wales could feel the brunt of the first of the autumn storms. The 11th green at Cardiff Golf Club became waterlogged | |
| John Mosedale, flood risk manager for Environment Agency Wales, said the rivers had not risen as much overnight as they might but there was still a risk of localised flooding. | |
| He said: "I think the summer has been very unusual. | |
| "In my 30 years of dealing with floods, this is the worst in my recollection in being so miserable and damp but it really has kept the rivers pretty much topped up to a point we would expect to be getting around October time. | |
| "So to get them this early in the year is quite unusual. Heavy rainfall in September is not that unusual." | |
| Flooding is affecting trains operating between Swansea and Cardiff on Friday morning. | Flooding is affecting trains operating between Swansea and Cardiff on Friday morning. |
| Arriva Trains Wales said a bus was replacing services between Bridgend and Cardiff because of flooding on the line at Pontyclun. | |
| While First Great Western has cancelled some services from Swansea and is starting London-bound trains from Cardiff instead. | While First Great Western has cancelled some services from Swansea and is starting London-bound trains from Cardiff instead. |
| National Rail advise the disruption may continue until lunchtime as further flooding is anticipated. | National Rail advise the disruption may continue until lunchtime as further flooding is anticipated. |
| Stormy | Stormy |
| Sailings of the Stena Line ferry from Holyhead, Anglesey, on Friday at 0855 BST and 1500 BST have been cancelled. | |
| South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has warned people to not drive, walk or play in flooded areas and to keep an eye on elderly neighbours. | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service has warned people to not drive, walk or play in flooded areas and to keep an eye on elderly neighbours. |
| Meanwhile, the Usk Show, due to be held on 13 September has been cancelled due to the bad weather and current ground conditions. | Meanwhile, the Usk Show, due to be held on 13 September has been cancelled due to the bad weather and current ground conditions. |
| BBC weather forecaster Liam Dutton said to expect a band of heavy rain lasting between four and five hours starting on Friday morning, along with strong winds and hill fog. | BBC weather forecaster Liam Dutton said to expect a band of heavy rain lasting between four and five hours starting on Friday morning, along with strong winds and hill fog. |
| The stormy start to September follows the wettest August in Wales since 1992. | The stormy start to September follows the wettest August in Wales since 1992. |