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| Wales weather: Warning of more rain and floods | Wales weather: Warning of more rain and floods |
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| There is a warning of further possible flooding as more rain is expected to hit Wales later on Monday. | There is a warning of further possible flooding as more rain is expected to hit Wales later on Monday. |
| People in parts of west Wales spent the weekend clearing up after torrential rain combined with the melting snow led to many homes being flooded. | People in parts of west Wales spent the weekend clearing up after torrential rain combined with the melting snow led to many homes being flooded. |
| But Environment Agency Wales says the worst may not be over and forecasters warn it may be worse on Tuesday. | But Environment Agency Wales says the worst may not be over and forecasters warn it may be worse on Tuesday. |
| One flood warning - on the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester - and 11 flood alerts are in force in Wales. | |
| Forecasters say the rain will come in to the west on Monday with 20-30mm - more than an inch - due to fall. There will be some heavy downpours in the north with thunder and strong winds accompanying the rain. | Forecasters say the rain will come in to the west on Monday with 20-30mm - more than an inch - due to fall. There will be some heavy downpours in the north with thunder and strong winds accompanying the rain. |
| On Tuesday they warn there will be heavy rain from early in the morning with a further risk of flooding and gales are possible. | On Tuesday they warn there will be heavy rain from early in the morning with a further risk of flooding and gales are possible. |
| But they also say the week ahead will be mild but wet with temperatures back into double figures after last week's heavy snow. | But they also say the week ahead will be mild but wet with temperatures back into double figures after last week's heavy snow. |
| Joanne Sherwood, from Environment Agency Wales, said they have teams out checking the flood defences ahead of the expected heavy rain. | |
| "The weather and the flooding can cause extreme misery for people and damage goods," she said. | "The weather and the flooding can cause extreme misery for people and damage goods," she said. |
| "The ground is extremely waterlogged and the rivers are still fairly high. We've got one flood warning on right now and 11 alerts. | "The ground is extremely waterlogged and the rivers are still fairly high. We've got one flood warning on right now and 11 alerts. |
| "But we're mindful that there's further rain expected this afternoon and overnight. So you can expect there to be more warnings and more alerts coming on. So we'd urge people to be prepared." | "But we're mindful that there's further rain expected this afternoon and overnight. So you can expect there to be more warnings and more alerts coming on. So we'd urge people to be prepared." |
| She also said they would encourage people to register for flood warnings and, if they live in an area at risk of flooding, to be prepared. | |
| "Move your valuable stuff to upstairs or out of the way if you can and generally make sure that you're prepared if flooding does happen to you," she added. | "Move your valuable stuff to upstairs or out of the way if you can and generally make sure that you're prepared if flooding does happen to you," she added. |
| Craig Thomas, station manager of the Mid and West Wales Fire Service, said Wales seems to be getting a lot more of this type of weather. | |
| "Over the last three or four years this seems to be happening on quite a regular basis now where a long downpour of rain will hold over an area for quite some time causing significant flooding. | "Over the last three or four years this seems to be happening on quite a regular basis now where a long downpour of rain will hold over an area for quite some time causing significant flooding. |
| "And, of course, with the snow that we've had over the past week, that was also melting when the rain was coming down and the ground conditions were also very hard, so the water was running off the mountains and hills quite easily as well." | "And, of course, with the snow that we've had over the past week, that was also melting when the rain was coming down and the ground conditions were also very hard, so the water was running off the mountains and hills quite easily as well." |
| Mr Thomas added: "We do expect more trouble. Looking at the Met Office site this morning there's some weather warnings for us for the next couple of days. | Mr Thomas added: "We do expect more trouble. Looking at the Met Office site this morning there's some weather warnings for us for the next couple of days. |
| "And really not to sound like a stuck record but what we recommend to members of the public and communities is to take heed of these weather warnings off the Met Office website and also the warnings from the Environment Agency for potential flooding." | "And really not to sound like a stuck record but what we recommend to members of the public and communities is to take heed of these weather warnings off the Met Office website and also the warnings from the Environment Agency for potential flooding." |
| Over the weekend, 11 people were injured after a four-car crash on the M4 between Margan and Pyle in south Wales shortly after a hailstorm. | Over the weekend, 11 people were injured after a four-car crash on the M4 between Margan and Pyle in south Wales shortly after a hailstorm. |
| Elsewhere, two Powys homes were affected by river water and some Powys, Carmarthenshire and Gwynedd roads were closed after flooding. | Elsewhere, two Powys homes were affected by river water and some Powys, Carmarthenshire and Gwynedd roads were closed after flooding. |
| On Friday night almost 300 calls were received by the emergency services, with Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and parts of Swansea worst affected by the flooding. | On Friday night almost 300 calls were received by the emergency services, with Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and parts of Swansea worst affected by the flooding. |