Overview
- Natural Resources Wales has four severe flood warnings in force and the Environment Agency lists more than 90 flood warnings, with a risk to life where the most serious alerts apply.
- Multi-agency crews are evacuating residents and conducting water rescues in Monmouth following “severe and widespread” flooding, with fast-moving water and blocked roads hindering access.
- Rail services are shut between Shrewsbury and Newport, National Rail advises against travel on the corridor, and Transport for Wales cannot guarantee replacement road transport but is offering ticket flexibility.
- Forecasters say patchy rain could aggravate flooding in places before a sharp turn to Arctic air from Sunday, and the UKHSA has issued cold weather alerts from Monday for parts of the Midlands and northern England.
- Southeast Wales recorded exceptional rainfall, including 81.8mm at Tafalog, and transport disruption has included M4 collisions and multiple route issues reported across the Midlands and Yorkshire.