Dramatic images show the scale of devastation after heavy rains from Storm Dennis caused a river to burst its banks and flood an entire village. Aerial pictures show how homes, cars and roads were completely submerged by rising flood waters in the town of Crickhowell, Wales, this afternoon. The town has been among the worst hit in the country. A deluge from Storm Dennis caused the River Usk to burst its banks and cut off the town as a major incident was declared for the south Wales. Some locals were evacuated from the area by firefighters in rubber dingys and helicopters were deployed to assist with the rescue operation. The small market town now faces a lengthy clean up operation as residents and businesses now count the cost of the damage. Earlier today it was confirmed that a man died after falling into the River Tawe in south Wales at about 10am on Sunday. Dyfed-Powys Police said the man, aged in his 60s, was found dead further along the river in the Trebanos area. A tweet from the Ystradgynlais neighbourhood policing team said: "A male has fallen into the river at #Ystradgynlais at approximately 10am this morning and has sadly be(en) found deceased further along the river in the Tebanos (sic) area. "If you witnessed this incident please can you give us a call on 101." Storm Dennis has already dumped a month's worth of rain in the space 48 hours from Friday to Sunday morning and a record number of flood warning have been put in place. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “Whilst the heaviest rain has cleared from Northern Ireland and Scotland, England and Wales will continue to see heavy rain on Sunday, with a risk of severe flooding in places. “In particular, heavy rain has led to severe flooding across parts of south Wales triggering a red rain warning, where around 140mm of rain in total could fall, before it gradually eases this afternoon.” Severe flood warning have been issued for the rivers Neath and Taff in South Wales, as well as the River Teme further north. Pictures on social media show the Taff bursting its banks and flooding parts of Pontypridd, while rescue workers were using boats to get families to safety after further flooding in nearby Nantgarw. Four major incidents have been declared in south Wales, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire as towns are devastated by Storm Dennis. Welsh town Pontypridd has been heavily hit, with residents forced to evacuate their homes due to flood water. The Environment Agency's (EA) flood and coastal risk management executive director John Curtin said on Sunday that there were a record number of flood warnings and alerts in force. The EA said on Sunday afternoon that there been more than 600 flood warnings and flood alerts in place across England. Mr Curtin tweeted: "Breaking: we now have the most flood warnings and alerts in force (594) in England than any other day on record." The Met Office said that winds of more than 80mph were record
Aerial shots show scale of flood devastation in market town after Storm Dennis
Dramatic images show the scale of devastation after heavy rains from Storm Dennis caused a river to burst its banks and flood an entire village. Aerial pictures show how homes, cars and roads were completely submerged by rising flood waters in the town of Crickhowell, Wales, this afternoon. The town has been among the worst hit in the country. A deluge from Storm Dennis caused the River Usk to burst its banks and cut off the town as a major incident was declared for the south Wales. Some locals were evacuated from the area by firefighters in rubber dingys and helicopters were deployed to assist with the rescue operation. The small market town now faces a lengthy clean up operation as residents and businesses now count the cost of the damage. Earlier today it was confirmed that a man died after falling into the River Tawe in south Wales at about 10am on Sunday. Dyfed-Powys Police said the man, aged in his 60s, was found dead further along the river in the Trebanos area. A tweet from the Ystradgynlais neighbourhood policing team said: "A male has fallen into the river at #Ystradgynlais at approximately 10am this morning and has sadly be(en) found deceased further along the river in the Tebanos (sic) area. "If you witnessed this incident please can you give us a call on 101." Storm Dennis has already dumped a month's worth of rain in the space 48 hours from Friday to Sunday morning and a record number of flood warning have been put in place. Met Office Chief Meteorologist, Andy Page, said: “Whilst the heaviest rain has cleared from Northern Ireland and Scotland, England and Wales will continue to see heavy rain on Sunday, with a risk of severe flooding in places. “In particular, heavy rain has led to severe flooding across parts of south Wales triggering a red rain warning, where around 140mm of rain in total could fall, before it gradually eases this afternoon.” Severe flood warning have been issued for the rivers Neath and Taff in South Wales, as well as the River Teme further north. Pictures on social media show the Taff bursting its banks and flooding parts of Pontypridd, while rescue workers were using boats to get families to safety after further flooding in nearby Nantgarw. Four major incidents have been declared in south Wales, Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire as towns are devastated by Storm Dennis. Welsh town Pontypridd has been heavily hit, with residents forced to evacuate their homes due to flood water. The Environment Agency's (EA) flood and coastal risk management executive director John Curtin said on Sunday that there were a record number of flood warnings and alerts in force. The EA said on Sunday afternoon that there been more than 600 flood warnings and flood alerts in place across England. Mr Curtin tweeted: "Breaking: we now have the most flood warnings and alerts in force (594) in England than any other day on record." The Met Office said that winds of more than 80mph were record
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