LIVE: Roads closed, trains cancelled and school shut as heavy rain floods parts of North Wales

Flooding in Sandycroft

Ian Bentley has sent in this video of Chester Road which is flooded.

Roads closed in Wrexham

Police have had to close some roads in Wrexham.

Road closure in place at the junction of Rossett Road, Gamford lane to Darland Lane/Chester Road due to #flooding.

Please avoid the area and use an alternative route.

Flintshire council workers deployed to deal with flooding

Flintshire council has issued a statement regarding the flooding across the county.

As everyone will be aware, there are a number of weather warnings in place across Wales and the rest of the UK for heavy and persistent rain today and tomorrow, which have the potential to bring flooding and disruption to transport.

Our staff have been out all night and we have deployed extra resources across the County today to deal with any localised flooding issues. Sandbags are ready for deployment if required. Currently the following roads are affected:

• Stretches of the A548 Flint to Denbighshire border
• A5118 Padeswood
• A548 Bagillt Bypass
• Kelsterton Lane

All waste and recycling services are operating as normal. All Household Waste & Recycling Centres are expected to be open as usual today at the normal hours of 10:00am – 6:00pm.

There is some disruption to school transport this morning and some transport services may be delayed or not operate.

Additionally, we have been notified that Sandycroft Primary School is closed for the day today.

Trains update

Here’s an update from Transport for Wales regarding the trains.

Flooding in many parts of Wales & the borders is causing significant disruption to rail services. The following lines are currently affected:

Wrexham Central - Bidston: Line has been re-opened at reduced speed and services are being re-introduced

Shrewsbury - Chester: Line closed due to significant flooding at several locations (Gobowen, Ruabon and Wrexham General)

Chester - Crewe: Line closed due to significant flooding at Tattenhall

Attempts are being made to provide road transport however this is very limited at present and also subkect to local road conditions

For the latest information, please visit www.journeycheck.com/tfwrail

Multiple calls to fire service from Flintshire

The fire service tell me that they have had several calls overnight and this morning from the Flintshire area regarding flooding.

Firefighters pumping water from caravan park

Fire crews have been pumping water out of a caravan park for more than 12 hours.

Crews were called just before 6.40pm to the holiday resort on Llangollen Road in Llangollen.

Firefighters remain at the scene.

Flooding at Llandegla

Flooding on A5104 at A542. Traffic is coping well. Approach with care.

Flooding in Flint

Police have warned of flooding on Halkyn Street in Flint.

Flooding on A55

Flooding on A55 North Wales Expressway at J33 A5119 Northop Road (Northop).

A548 closed due to flooding

Our photographer Hadyn Iball has sent this photo in from the A548 at Greenfield. The road is closed due to flooding from Coast Road (Mostyn) to Manor Industrial Estate (Bagillt)

School closed

Sandycroft C.P. School has been closed.

We have experienced a flood and overflowing drains. School is closed today and we will post an update later. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Floodwater in Holywell

There is flooding near St Winefride’s Well in Holywell.

'Huge problems' in Flintshire

Police have issued a warning about parts of Flintshire this morning.

Huge problems with flooding across the force area especially Flint, Greenfield and Bagillt on the A548 and surrounding area currently. Please avoid the area where possible. Thank you.

Flooding on A483

There is substantial flooding on the A483 near Cheshire Business Park and The King’s School this morning.

One motorist said:

The flooding near Cheshire Business Park at the roundabout near M&S Bank is horrendous and further down outside The King’s School. Smaller cars were struggling to get through the water on the roundabout and cars are having to drive on the wrong side of the road outside the King’s School as the water is topping over the pavement. There were pedestrians struggling to get through the water too - they must have been absolutely soaked. It’s still throwing it down so the problem could worsen. There were no warning signs or highways teams on the scene when I passed earlier this morning so hopefully they can get out and try and solve the issue as it was quite dangerous.

Flood warning says 'Immediate action' required in Llangollen

Natural Resources Wales has issued a flood warning and six flood alerts.

The flood warning which means “flooding is expected - immediate action is required” covers the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Trevalyn Meadows.

Isolated properties and extensive areas of agricultural land in the Lower Dee flood plain are most at risk.

The flood alerts which means “be prepared” cover:

• Clwyd catchment: Areas around the river Clwyd from Clocaenog to Rhuddlan
• Mold: Parts of the town around Leadmill, Queens Park, Brook Street, Gas Lane and Broncoed Industrial Estate
• Pontblyddyn: Parts of the village along the A541 adjacent to the river
• Rossett: Parts of Burton Road, Llay Road, Station Road, the Copse and properties on the right hand bank including Rossett Mill, Marford Mill and the Mill House
• Rhyd-y-goleu: Holland Farm and cottages
• Alyn catchment: Areas around the river Alyn from Llandegla to Rossett
  

River bursts its banks

The River Clywedog has burst its banks. Cefn Road eastbound in Wrexham has had to be closed due to flooding from Abenbury Road to Sesswick Way.

Trains cancelled after railway line floods

There are major issues with trains this morning with railway lines flooded.

Transport for Wales said:

Due to flooding between Crewe and Chester both lines are closed until further notice. Ticket acceptance has been agreed with Virgin to travel via Warrington Bank Quay and road transport will be operating between Crewe & Chester.

This also affects the service via Wrexham between Chester and Shrewsbury.

Services are also suspended on Merseyrail between Hooton and Chester, limited supplementary bus service running and delays of up to 30 minutes and some cancellations between Hooton and Ellesmere Port due to flooding.

Fallen tree

A541 partially blocked due to fallen tree from B5429 (Bodfari) to B5122 (Afonwen).

Police warning over conditions

The rain is causing lots of spray on the roads and police are urging people to take extra care.

Flooding in North Wales after heavy rain

Parts of North Wales have flooded as heavy rain continued overnight.

Roads are blocked, trains have been cancelled and there are reports of a tree fallen.

We’ll bring you all the latest weather and flood updates as we get them.