EditorBriton Ferry homes hit by two-foot flood waves as amber alert turns real
Street turns to river as cars plough through
Briton Ferry residents woke to scenes of devastation on Monday morning (15 December) as torrential rain overwhelmed drains and turned Pant Yr Heol into a flood zone.
Photos shared by local councillors show water gushing from manholes, cars half-submerged, and emergency crews responding near a flooded railway bridge. One image shows a fire engine parked under the bridge with lights flashing, while another captures water bursting from a drain as cones struggle to contain the flow.
A third shows a residential street under water, with flood levels reaching doorsteps and traffic lights reflected in the rising tide.
Vehicles left stranded in Briton Ferry as floodwater rises to doorsteps and covers the road.(Image: Gareth Rice)Floodwater gushes from drains in Briton Ferry, overwhelming streets as heavy rain continues.
(Image: Gareth Rice)Streets in Briton Ferry cordoned off as floodwater submerges bollards and road markings.
(Image: Gareth Rice)
“Waves were two feet high”
Daniel Popp, a resident of Pant Yr Heol, said drivers made the flooding worse by ignoring pleas to avoid the street.
Daniel Popp said:
“People are so inconsiderate — even after pleading with them not to go through the water they completely ignored myself and others and made things two times worse for people on the street.
It was worse when the cars were coming through — the waves coming off it were about two feet high.”
Daniel said the road hadn’t flooded in around three years, but used to flood regularly during heavy rain.
Emergency crews respond in Briton Ferry as floodwater blocks a railway bridge and surrounding streets.(Image: Gareth Rice)Floodwater rises to doorsteps in Briton Ferry, with traffic lights reflected in the submerged street.
(Image: Dan Thomas)Cars plough through deep floodwater in Briton Ferry, sending waves crashing against terraced homes.
(Image: Dan Thomas)
Amber warning remains in force
The Met Office’s Amber warning for rain remains in place until 9pm tonight, covering Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Bridgend, Cardiff, Pembrokeshire and 10 other counties.
Natural Resources Wales has warned of a “severe risk to life” in parts of South Wales, urging residents to prepare for further flooding as rivers swell and surface water builds.
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