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| Five people are reported to be trapped in a first floor building by rising flood water in Barry, south Wales. | Five people are reported to be trapped in a first floor building by rising flood water in Barry, south Wales. |
| Fire crews were called to the scene in Gladstone Road following localised flooding which has made the area impassable. | Fire crews were called to the scene in Gladstone Road following localised flooding which has made the area impassable. |
| Firefighters from the South Wales brigade have launched a rescue boat to help rescue the people in the building. | Firefighters from the South Wales brigade have launched a rescue boat to help rescue the people in the building. |
| Police are also on the scene. Heavy rainfall is forecast for much of Wales and southern England on Friday. | Police are also on the scene. Heavy rainfall is forecast for much of Wales and southern England on Friday. |
| It's like a river running down the road, it's been absolutely torrential Gladstone Road resident | It's like a river running down the road, it's been absolutely torrential Gladstone Road resident |
| Kate Long, venue manager at Barry Memorial Hall and Theatre on Gladstone Road, said they had had to call in firefighters. | Kate Long, venue manager at Barry Memorial Hall and Theatre on Gladstone Road, said they had had to call in firefighters. |
| "We have had a barrage of rain on the roof and the pressure has meant we have had several leaks," she said. | "We have had a barrage of rain on the roof and the pressure has meant we have had several leaks," she said. |
| "And we had a major leak coming through one of the fire doors, so we had the fire service out to check we could block it legally." | "And we had a major leak coming through one of the fire doors, so we had the fire service out to check we could block it legally." |
| Another resident said: "It's like a river running down the road, it's been absolutely torrential." | Another resident said: "It's like a river running down the road, it's been absolutely torrential." |
| Alan Osborne, steward of Cadoxton Conservative Club in Vere Street, said its cellar was flooded with up to 18in (45cm). | |
| Mr Osborne said there was also about 2ft (60cm) of water in the street and a couple of inches in the club itself. | |
| "At the moment we are just trying to clear the water out," said Mr Osborne, who said the cause appeared to be drains overflowing. | |
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