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Snowbound family near Wrexham forced to burn furniture Snowbound family near Wrexham burn old furniture
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A family with a baby who were trapped in a hillside farm during the last few days of snow were forced to burn furniture to keep warm, say rescuers. A family with a baby who were trapped in a hillside farm during the last few days of snow were forced to burn old furniture to keep warm.
They were marooned at the farm near Gwyddelwen near Corwen, Denbighshire. It is thought they had no power. They were stranded without power at a farm at Bryneglwys near Wrexham.
The four were finally airlifted to safety on Sunday by a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey. The four were airlifted to safety on Sunday by a helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey and flown to hospital.
They were flown to hospital at Wrexham but did not need treatment. Ben Massam said they "had just got on with it" at first by burning furniture, but eventually decided they needed to get his 16-month-old son out.
The north east of the country was badly hit by snow over the weekend and up to 6,000 homes, many between Llangollen and Corwen in Denbighshire, were left without electricity as falling trees brought down power lines. He said they were cut off for three or four days.
The family had been prevented by 3m (10ft) drifts from getting into their snow-covered vehicle. "We had no power, no electric for 24 hours. My brother-in-law lives down in Connah's Quay so he wasn't too far away and he managed to get to us on foot with his friend," said Mr Massam.
Alistair Reed, team leader for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue, said the family had had to resort to burning furniture to keep warm. "It got to the point where I just thought... we needed to try to get him [the baby] out to reasonable safety."
"They were certainly burning whatever they could get their hands on," he told BBC Radio Wales. They were flown to hospital at Wrexham but did not need treatment, he said.
"Certainly it was cold, like Arctic conditions, in that part of Wales," he said Mr Massam added: "We just needed to get them to safety and a bit more civilisation.
"They're not back yet, we're still waiting for the council to try and decide if they're going to dig me out, or if I'm staying here riding it out."
'Arctic conditions'
Mr Massam said the furniture which was burned had not been used recently, and had been put aside before the decision to set it alight.
He said he could still see about 10ft (3m) of snow outside the house.
"You can walk over the washing line, there's that much snow. You can't see any of the cars. The cars are all buried and I mean literally buried - they're gone."
North east Wales was badly hit by snow over the weekend and up to 6,000 homes, many between Llangollen and Corwen in Denbighshire, were left without electricity as falling trees brought down power lines.
Alistair Reed, team leader for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue, told told BBC Radio Wales it had been "like Arctic conditions in that part of Wales".
On Sunday night a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey managed to reach them and transferred them to hospital.On Sunday night a rescue helicopter from RAF Valley on Anglesey managed to reach them and transferred them to hospital.
Stranded in carsStranded in cars
Aberglaslyn mountain rescue team also reached the family.Aberglaslyn mountain rescue team also reached the family.
All the five mountain rescue teams in north Wales have combined to help police and ambulance services during the snow emergency over the weekend.All the five mountain rescue teams in north Wales have combined to help police and ambulance services during the snow emergency over the weekend.
On Friday, Aberdyfi Mountain Rescue Team rescued a pair of motorists who had been trapped in their snowbound car near Ball in Gwynedd for 18 hours. On Friday, Aberdyfi Mountain Rescue Team rescued a pair of motorists who had been trapped in their snowbound car near Bala in Gwynedd for 18 hours.
Mountain rescuer Mr Reed said the couple who were on their way from Birmingham to Portmeirion, Gwynedd, for a holiday and were well-equipped to spend the night in the car. Mountain rescuer Mr Reed said the couple who were on their way from Birmingham to Portmeirion, Gwynedd, for a holiday and were well equipped to spend the night in the car.
"Their holiday in Portmeirion became somewhat different," he added."Their holiday in Portmeirion became somewhat different," he added.
Rescuers have battled through snow drifts in 4x4 Land Rovers to get stranded people from their cars and to take patients living in outlying areas to hospital for chemotherapy, dialysis and other treatment.Rescuers have battled through snow drifts in 4x4 Land Rovers to get stranded people from their cars and to take patients living in outlying areas to hospital for chemotherapy, dialysis and other treatment.
Three mountain rescue team leaders have been working with police at a control room in St Asaph.
Chris Lloyd of the Ogwen team said: "Our teams have been working flat out for three days and nights."