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| Flood rescues in Powys villages | Flood rescues in Powys villages |
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| Fire crews have rescued people and pumped out homes in two Powys villages affected by flood water in one of the worst-hit areas of Wales. | Fire crews have rescued people and pumped out homes in two Powys villages affected by flood water in one of the worst-hit areas of Wales. |
| Ten people were taken to safety at Tregynon while a dozen homes were flooded at Bettws Cedewain on Sunday. | Ten people were taken to safety at Tregynon while a dozen homes were flooded at Bettws Cedewain on Sunday. |
| Some roads around Welshpool remained closed and rail services between Swansea and London were restricted. | Some roads around Welshpool remained closed and rail services between Swansea and London were restricted. |
| Rachel Roberts, one of the residents affected by the flooding, said it had been on an unprecedented scale. | Rachel Roberts, one of the residents affected by the flooding, said it had been on an unprecedented scale. |
| She said she was warned the water was on its way and tried to alert her neighbours. | She said she was warned the water was on its way and tried to alert her neighbours. |
| "I knocked on doors to make sure everyone I could get hold of was aware and then just moved as much stuff as we could upstairs, put boards on the doors to try and seal it, but it was no use," she said. | "I knocked on doors to make sure everyone I could get hold of was aware and then just moved as much stuff as we could upstairs, put boards on the doors to try and seal it, but it was no use," she said. |
| Rachel Roberts said the floods were "unbelievable" | Rachel Roberts said the floods were "unbelievable" |
| "It was coming in through the walls - it's unbelievable. I've lived here 20 years and I've never seen anything like this." | "It was coming in through the walls - it's unbelievable. I've lived here 20 years and I've never seen anything like this." |
| Fellow resident Tim Griffin said the water had "gone through everything". | Fellow resident Tim Griffin said the water had "gone through everything". |
| "It is terrible, it has taken everything in the gardens - all the sheds and the chicken coop, the fences, trees have gone down river - there must have been a tidal wave came down." | "It is terrible, it has taken everything in the gardens - all the sheds and the chicken coop, the fences, trees have gone down river - there must have been a tidal wave came down." |
| It is understood a pet dog was swept away and chickens on a smallholding drowned. | |
| Elsewhere on Sunday, five people were ferried to safety from a house at Pool Quay near Welshpool after they were cut off by floods. | Elsewhere on Sunday, five people were ferried to safety from a house at Pool Quay near Welshpool after they were cut off by floods. |
| In a separate incident, the boat was needed to reach two adults and a boy who were stranded in a car on the A483. | In a separate incident, the boat was needed to reach two adults and a boy who were stranded in a car on the A483. |
| Earlier, fire crews had also dealt with flooding in Neath, Baglan, Glynneath and Briton Ferry. | Earlier, fire crews had also dealt with flooding in Neath, Baglan, Glynneath and Briton Ferry. |
| There are five flood warnings and six flood watches still in place, according to the Environment Agency's website. | There are five flood warnings and six flood watches still in place, according to the Environment Agency's website. |
| The flood warnings are at places along the river Wye and the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester. | The flood warnings are at places along the river Wye and the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester. |
| The flood watches again concern the river Wye and the Lower Dee catchment, as well as the river Lugg, the Clwyd catchment and North Ceredigion. | The flood watches again concern the river Wye and the Lower Dee catchment, as well as the river Lugg, the Clwyd catchment and North Ceredigion. |
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