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.
(Image: Gareth Rice)
(Image: Gareth Rice)
(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.
(Image: Gareth Rice)
(Image: Dan Thomas)
(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.
