Holidaymakers in Wales airlifted from caravan park as a torrent of mud and water caused by June monsoon rages through the site and local shops in the early hours (and even the rescue boat had to be s…

Holidaymakers in Wales airlifted from caravan park as a torrent of mud and water caused by June monsoon rages through the site and local shops in the early hours (and even the rescue boat had to be saved by the RAF)

  • Double the average monthly rain pours down in just 24 hours in some parts of West Wales
  • Four sites near River Lery completely evacuated as rescuers save 150 people
  • West Wales was wettest part of UK yesterday and received a month's worth of rain in a single day
  • Sea King helicopters, life boats and fire crews all called in following SIX inches of rain
  • RNLI rescue have to be saved themselves after becoming stranded during rescue attempt
  • Caravan site owner warns that water levels are still rising as coastal area waits for midday high tide
  • Stunned holidaymakers tell how flood waters submerged 'everything in their way' after nearby river burst banks
  • Met Office issues weather warnings for Wales, south-west England, the Midlands, London and the South East
  • Gales claimed life of 18-year-old man yesterday when he was flung from his moped in Lancing, West Sussex
  • 'European monsoon' set to continue into next week with unsettled weather set to last at least a fortnight

By Chris Parsons and Christopher Leake

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They were supposed to be enjoying  a well-earned break and perhaps  hoping to catch some early summer sunshine. But instead, hundreds of holidaymakers had to be rescued by the emergency services from a June monsoon yesterday.

At least 150 people were evacuated from holiday caravans and homes as the heavens opened.

The freak floods cut off villages and roads in Ceredigion, Mid-Wales, swamping holiday parks and residential streets and leaving some people trapped in upstairs rooms.

Paul Mott, senior forecaster with MeteoGroup, said in the 24 hours to 7am yesterday even more - an incredible 150mm (or 6in) - fell in the hills of central and eastern Ceredigion.

 

He said the average amount of rain for the whole month of June in that area is nearer just under three inches or (70mm).

'That's what's caused the problem, all the rainwater has funnelled into the rivers, causing flooding in river valleys,' he said.

Royal Air Force Sea King helicopters, inshore life boats and fire service rescue boats were called to the Riverside Caravan Park in Llandre, Bow Street, near Aberystwyth, one of the most severely-affected sites where 'numerous people' needed help.

The monsoon-like rainfall which has swept across parts of Britain in the past week is set to continue for most of the weekend, as forecasters predicted thundery showers in what is becoming a soggy summer.

FULL STORY & LOTS OF PICS: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2156782/Aberystwyth-floodin...

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Comment by DTOM on June 10, 2012 at 7:57am

...and the PTB will still convince the UK sheep that there is a water crisis/ need for a 'hosepipe' ban.

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