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Heavy rain has caused travel disruption and flooding across Wales with the Met Office issuing further weather warnings.
An amber rain warning for possible danger to life has come into force for most of south and west Wales until 9pm today (Monday, 15 December). A yellow rain warning is also in place across a similar area until midnight.
A separate yellow rain warning covering parts of mid and north Wales is also in place until midnight on Monday.
An amber weather warning is in place for south and south-west Wales (Monday 15 December). Credit: Met Office
The Met Office has forecast up to 100mm of rainwater could fall during the amber weather warning and said that the risk of flooding is higher due to already saturated ground from recent wet weather.
The Met Office said in its amber warning: “Keep yourself and others safe; prepare to avoid travelling by road during potentially dangerous road conditions. If you must travel, ensure you watch for possible danger and drive cautiously.”
In Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, roads have been closed and cars were stranded after flash flooding in the area.
Several areas of Briton Ferry have been flooded Credit: ITV Cymru Wales
There are currently five flood warnings in place across Wales as well as 42 flood alerts.
There has also been disruption to both Transport for Wales and Great Western Railway services impacting Wales.
While Wales will see a break from heavy rainfall on Tuesday, the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain on Wednesday, 17 December.
The warning is in place between 10am and midnight and covers Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan.
The full warning reads: “A period of rain, heavy at times, especially over high ground, will move east across this region during Wednesday. Coming off the back of recent very wet weather, some travel disruption and flooding is possible.
“15-25 mm of rain is likely to accumulate quite widely across the warning area, but 40-60 mm is possible over the high ground of Dartmoor and the hills of south Wales. Rain should clear to the east during the latter part of Wednesday into the early hours of Thursday.”
