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| Flood concern at Milford Haven, Aberporth and Caldey Island | Flood concern at Milford Haven, Aberporth and Caldey Island |
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| Heavy rain has led to five flood warnings and dozens of alerts across Wales as fire crews deal with isolated incidents in mid and west Wales. | Heavy rain has led to five flood warnings and dozens of alerts across Wales as fire crews deal with isolated incidents in mid and west Wales. |
| Crews have been called to flooding at Milford Haven, Aberporth and Caldey Island, off Tenby. | Crews have been called to flooding at Milford Haven, Aberporth and Caldey Island, off Tenby. |
| Several roads have also been affected in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Powys. | Several roads have also been affected in Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Powys. |
| Weather forecasters say more heavy downpours are expected on Saturday after overnight rain. | Weather forecasters say more heavy downpours are expected on Saturday after overnight rain. |
| The Environment Agency website is giving regular updates of warnings where flooding is expected. | The Environment Agency website is giving regular updates of warnings where flooding is expected. |
| This includes the River Towy at Abergwili; the River Cothi at Pontargothi and Pontynyswen; the Dyfi Valley at Dyfi Bridge and along the A487; the Conwy Valley; and the River Ritec at Tenby. | This includes the River Towy at Abergwili; the River Cothi at Pontargothi and Pontynyswen; the Dyfi Valley at Dyfi Bridge and along the A487; the Conwy Valley; and the River Ritec at Tenby. |
| Roads have partly closed in several places along the A40 at Brecon, Sennybridge, Llandeilo and Wolf's Castle. | Roads have partly closed in several places along the A40 at Brecon, Sennybridge, Llandeilo and Wolf's Castle. |
| Island flooding | Island flooding |
| A fire crew is using three pumps to remove flood water from the Priory Inn, Lower Priory, Milford Haven. | A fire crew is using three pumps to remove flood water from the Priory Inn, Lower Priory, Milford Haven. |
| And officials are discussing what action to take due to concerns about the risk of flooding from a large pool of water surrounding the wider area which is not draining away. | And officials are discussing what action to take due to concerns about the risk of flooding from a large pool of water surrounding the wider area which is not draining away. |
| Meanwhile, six firefighters from Tenby have been sent to Caldey Island by boat to assist a volunteer crew of islanders tackling flooding at one home. | |
| BBC Wales forecaster Owain Wyn Evans said: "We could see some very heavy downpours of rain today which is a concern as the ground is still very wet and river levels have not had time to recover. | BBC Wales forecaster Owain Wyn Evans said: "We could see some very heavy downpours of rain today which is a concern as the ground is still very wet and river levels have not had time to recover. |
| "And the Met Office still has a yellow weather warning in force across most of Wales today for heavy rain. | "And the Met Office still has a yellow weather warning in force across most of Wales today for heavy rain. |
| "We could see up to 50mm falling on high ground." | "We could see up to 50mm falling on high ground." |
| Rain has been falling across Wales throughout the festive period, and is set to continue into the new year. | Rain has been falling across Wales throughout the festive period, and is set to continue into the new year. |
| Combined with last month's heavy rainfall, the Environment Agency said the ground was saturated and remained sensitive to further rain. | Combined with last month's heavy rainfall, the Environment Agency said the ground was saturated and remained sensitive to further rain. |
| Last weekend, heavy rain caused landslips of thousands of tonnes of rock, soil and trees in Ystalyfera, in the upper Swansea valley. | Last weekend, heavy rain caused landslips of thousands of tonnes of rock, soil and trees in Ystalyfera, in the upper Swansea valley. |
| Families will not be able to return until until after the new year. | Families will not be able to return until until after the new year. |
| Four homes were evacuated in Pontypridd in after a landslide caused a wall to collapse. | Four homes were evacuated in Pontypridd in after a landslide caused a wall to collapse. |
| And a stranded motorist had to be rescued after her car went into a swollen ford in Llancarfan in the Vale of Glamorgan. | And a stranded motorist had to be rescued after her car went into a swollen ford in Llancarfan in the Vale of Glamorgan. |