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Pupils on a school trip from Caerphilly county were left stranded miles from home, as parts of Wales and England were hit by more flooding overnight.Pupils on a school trip from Caerphilly county were left stranded miles from home, as parts of Wales and England were hit by more flooding overnight.
The 22 children and eight members of staff from Blackwood Comprehensive School spent the night in Ludlow leisure centre in south Shropshire.The 22 children and eight members of staff from Blackwood Comprehensive School spent the night in Ludlow leisure centre in south Shropshire.
Elsewhere, the fire service said a landslide had blocked the only way out of a hamlet, after flooding in Powys. In Powys, fire crews said a landslide blocked the only road out of a hamlet.
Wakestock festival on the Lleyn Peninsula has been partly cancelled. There was also disruption to trains, with services from south Wales severely disrupted due to flooding.
Organisers cancelled the Saturday night concert, but the festival's daytime competitions are still going ahead in the Pwllheli marina.
Public safety
The decision was made in the early hours of Friday morning after conditions at the main festival site got so bad that the main walkway across the field was swept away.
North Wales Police said as the site had become impassable to vehicles, and ambulances were unable to get to the medical tent or to the campsite, there were obvious concerns for public safety.
Large numbers of people were wading waist deep through the swollen river to get to the car parks and to Abersoch on Friday night, officers said.
The pupils from Blackwood Comprehensive School were on their way back from the West Midlands Safari Park when they became stranded overnight.The pupils from Blackwood Comprehensive School were on their way back from the West Midlands Safari Park when they became stranded overnight.
Cordoned off
A spokesman for Shropshire Council said the pupils left Ludlow at 0800 BST on Saturday, after stopping for breakfast first.A spokesman for Shropshire Council said the pupils left Ludlow at 0800 BST on Saturday, after stopping for breakfast first.
Lots of roads in Powys are blocked in the Welshpool area of Powys, according to the fire service. Lots of roads in Powys were blocked in the Welshpool area, according to the fire service.
Pupils were sent home from St Richard Gwyn High School on Friday Emergency services said they cordoned off the roads and waited for the floods to recede before re-opening them.
Emergency services have cordoned off the roads and are waiting for the floods to recede before re-opening them.
Near Presteigne in Powys, 30 tonnes of debris and earth blocked a roadway at Barland.Near Presteigne in Powys, 30 tonnes of debris and earth blocked a roadway at Barland.
Mid and West Wales Fire Service said a farm and a few houses had been blocked off. Mid and West Wales Fire Service said a farm and a few houses had been blocked off, and council workers would assist them in removing the debris.
Fire crews said they were waiting to assist council workers in removing the debris so the road could be re-opened. Arriva trains said services between Hereford and Shrewsbury were suspended due to flooding in the Ludlow area.
In south Wales, the route of the Swansea Bay Rally was shortened because of the bad weather. Train services between Shrewsbury and Newtown were also suspended because of flooding in the Welshpool area.
Organisers said the Walters stage near Glynneath had been cancelled, with the main spectator area at Walters Arena being closed. Other routes affected included Carmarthen, Cardiff, Abergavenny and Machynlleth and Aberystwyth.
Pupils were sent home from St Richard Gwyn High School on Friday
On Saturday afternoon, the environment agency said rainfall levels over the weekend were predicted at between 5 and 10mm for Wales, in contrast to the 80mm which fell in the English Midlands on Friday.
But heavy bursts of rainfall could still overload drainage systems and result in sudden and rapid flooding, they warned.
There were also two flood warnings in force, along the River Wye from Hereford to Ross, and the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester.
There were nine flood watches in place, covering mid and north Ceredigion, the upper and lower Teifi, Lower Dee catchment, River Lugg, River Wye in Herefordshire, River Wye in Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, and the River Wye in Powys.
On Friday, three schools were evacuated when torrential rain caused flooding in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.On Friday, three schools were evacuated when torrential rain caused flooding in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
Pupils were sent home from St Richard Gwyn High School after a stream burst its banks and two primaries, Oakfield and Gwaun y Nant, were also flooded.Pupils were sent home from St Richard Gwyn High School after a stream burst its banks and two primaries, Oakfield and Gwaun y Nant, were also flooded.
Fire crews launched a dinghy to reach three people in flats, and one man became trapped in his car.
The trapped people were in a building at the junction of Vere Street, Cardiff Road, Western Hill and Gladstone Road in Barry.
Dinas Powys was also affected, with knee-deep water near Brookside, close to the Murchfield Community Association.
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