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Heavy rain and storms bring flash floods to south Wales Heavy rain and storms bring flash floods to south Wales
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An elderly couple had to be rescued from their home as storms and intense downpours caused flash flooding across south Wales.An elderly couple had to be rescued from their home as storms and intense downpours caused flash flooding across south Wales.
Cardiff and Cwmbran were worst hit with homes and businesses affected as well as the M4.Cardiff and Cwmbran were worst hit with homes and businesses affected as well as the M4.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they received 115 calls with incidents also in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan and Bettws in Newport.South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said they received 115 calls with incidents also in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan and Bettws in Newport.
Natural Resources Wales did not issued any flood warnings. Murch Primary School in Dinas Powys will be shut on Friday due to flooding.
The majority of calls to the fire service came from the Cwmbran area where the couple were helped to safety.The majority of calls to the fire service came from the Cwmbran area where the couple were helped to safety.
There were also 22 requests for sandbags, including at a factory on Llantarnam industrial estate which was affected by three to four inches of water.There were also 22 requests for sandbags, including at a factory on Llantarnam industrial estate which was affected by three to four inches of water.
Asda in Cwmbran was evacuated after water came in through the roof, affecting the electrics, while there was also a report of flooding reaching the ground floor window level of a house in Pontnewydd.Asda in Cwmbran was evacuated after water came in through the roof, affecting the electrics, while there was also a report of flooding reaching the ground floor window level of a house in Pontnewydd.
The fire service has also attended flooding in Caerphilly and crews were called to Bagley Court, Thornhill, and Larch Grove, and Malpas, while St Julian's Newport was reported to have been affected too. One lane of the M4 at the Brynglas tunnels in Newport was closed due to flooding but has since re-opened.
One lane of the M4 at the Brynglas tunnels was closed due to flooding but has since re-opened. The fire service said as the storm moved eastwards it appeared to be activating fire alarms at premises along its route.
The fire service said as the storm moved eastwards it appeared to be activating fire alarms at premises along its route but that the number of calls had dropped.
Earlier, lightning was recorded in Penarth, Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale.Earlier, lightning was recorded in Penarth, Cardiff, Newport, Cwmbran, Pontypool and Ebbw Vale.
Staff at a restaurant in Penarth used brushes to sweep away water which began to seep through the door.Staff at a restaurant in Penarth used brushes to sweep away water which began to seep through the door.
Rhiannon Hartland, manager of Romeo's By The Sea, said none of the customers could leave because of the torrential rain and storms which were at their worst around 14:00 BST. Rhiannon Hartland, manager of Romeo's By The Sea, said none of the customers could leave because of the torrential rain which were at its worst around 14:00 BST.
"The water came inside a bit and the carpet is ruined," she said. "The water came inside a bit and the carpet is ruined," she said. "But it shouldn't have reached here."
"It's gone down a lot now and we've cleared some of the drains. But it shouldn't have reached here."
Penarth resident Tiger McLeod was left with a crack in his wall after water came through his house and a garden wall collapsed into the basement.Penarth resident Tiger McLeod was left with a crack in his wall after water came through his house and a garden wall collapsed into the basement.
"We'd got the property re-done 12 months ago," he said. "It's structurally unsafe at the moment and we have to wait for the council to come to see if it's safe to go back in there." "It's structurally unsafe at the moment and we have to wait for the council to come to see if it's safe to go back in there," he said.
The flooding followed a severe weather warning by the Met Office which was issued on Wednesday.The flooding followed a severe weather warning by the Met Office which was issued on Wednesday.
It had warned of heavy rain moving in from England bringing the risk of surface water flooding across south and mid Wales.It had warned of heavy rain moving in from England bringing the risk of surface water flooding across south and mid Wales.