Welsh Trains and Ferries Disrupted After Back-to-Back Storms

Rail services in Wales are disrupted after Storm Boelo followed Storm Austen over the weekend. Transport for Wales has put buses in place of a number of trains because of flooding and poor weather. Its spokesperson said the line was blocked between Cardiff Central and Bridgend and that there was flooding on the railway between Bridgend and Maesteg.

Ferries

Stena Line cancelled its 10:00 sailing from Holyhead to Dublin and warned that other services might be delayed. Irish Ferries cancelled two Holyhead to Dublin sailings and said afternoon services might leave early. The Pembroke to Rosslare ferry was also cancelled, with later sailings due to go ahead.

Roads, rain and wind

In north Wales, police warned drivers about a lot of debris and fallen trees on the A470 between the Black Cat Roundabout and Llanrwst, Conwy county. Cowbridge Road in Ely, Cardiff, was closed because of high river levels, and Natural Resources Wales had four flood warnings in place for the River Ely.

A gust of 84mph was recorded at Capel Curig, Conwy county, on Saturday, together with 54.6mm of rain. Cardiff's Bute Park recorded 55.2mm. Most of Wales was not covered by a weather warning during Storm Boelo, though a yellow wind warning remained for parts of north Wales until 21:00 GMT on Sunday.

Police forces and councils said they were dealing with flooding and fallen trees. Rhondda Cynon Taf council reported numerous trees down.

Hundreds of homes lost electricity. In Rhayader, Powys, 555 homes were without power on Sunday morning, and about 100 homes across south Wales were also affected. SP Energy said it was handling 14 separate outages in north and mid Wales. National Grid said its engineers were working to restore supply as quickly as possible and apologised for the disruption.

Natural Resources Wales urged anyone hit by flooding to go to a safe place, adding that people might have to leave their homes if it was safe to do so.

Source: BBC News