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| Roads, homes flooded after rain | |
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| Heavy overnight rain in Wales has brought more flooding, closing some roads and causing delays for commuters. | Heavy overnight rain in Wales has brought more flooding, closing some roads and causing delays for commuters. |
| Three homes in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, have been flooded with two others threatened. | |
| The A484 has been closed both ways in Gorseinon, Swansea as has the A48 between Chepstow and Magor. | |
| There are two flood warnings in place for Wales - at the River Towy in Abergwili and the Lower Dee flood plain between Llangollen and Chester. | There are two flood warnings in place for Wales - at the River Towy in Abergwili and the Lower Dee flood plain between Llangollen and Chester. |
| There are 29 flood watches in place across the the country. | There are 29 flood watches in place across the the country. |
| The three properties flooded and two others in danger of flooding in Abergavenny are situated on Station Road. | |
| The fire service are at the scene pumping water from what appears to be a backed up culvert. | |
| The council are also there issuing sandbags. | |
| The Usk to Chepstow road by the Usk showground is also flooded with cars experiencing difficulties getting through. | |
| The latest bout of bad weather comes less than a week after heavy rain across north Wales flooded properties and busied fire and rescue crews throughout the region. | The latest bout of bad weather comes less than a week after heavy rain across north Wales flooded properties and busied fire and rescue crews throughout the region. |
| However the fire service in this area said they had not received any calls regarding flood problems on Tuesday morning. | However the fire service in this area said they had not received any calls regarding flood problems on Tuesday morning. |
| Mid and West Wales Fire Service said it had received calls about blocked drains threatening properties in New Quay in Ceredigion and Letterston in Haverfordwest. | Mid and West Wales Fire Service said it had received calls about blocked drains threatening properties in New Quay in Ceredigion and Letterston in Haverfordwest. |
| Apart from the flooded properties, the South Wales Fire Service was also dealing with six flooded vehicles in Abergavenny. | |