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Cathy Owen

Drone footage shows the scale of the Storm Dennis flooding in Cardiff

The full extent of the flooding in Cardiff can be seen on this footage taken from the air after a month's worth of rain hit parts of Wales in just 48 hours.

Bute Park has been closed to the public, homes have been flooded and the Taff Trail has been completely submerged in some parts of the city.

The 40 ponies at Cardiff Riding School in Pontcanna Fields were evacuated to safety.

Cardiff council has warned residents to stay away from Pontcanna Fields and they have reported that river levels are still high near the River Ely at St Fagans, and Michaelston Road in that area has been closed.

The lower boardwalk and Roald Dahl Plass areas of Mermaid Quay have been closed to the public due to the adverse weather conditions.

Teams of council workers have been out clearing gullies and culverts to try and protect properties

Meanwhile drone footage shows just how badly Bute Park has been flooded after the River Taff burst its banks on Sunday.

Bute Park under water with the Principality Stadium in the background (Jonathan Lawrance/WalesOnline)
(Jonathan Lawrance/WalesOnline)

There has been flooding at some homes in Llandaff near the River Taff, and homes at Forest Farm in Whitchurch have been evacuated.

On Sunday afternoon, the council said that river levels had peaked and are now starting to fall.

In a statement issued on Sunday night Cardiff council leader Huw Thomas said: “Over the past 24 to 36 hours we have experienced the highest river flows recorded since Cardiff Bay was impounded, over 700 cubic metres per second combined on the Taff and Ely. 

“Our council staff have been out in all weathers working hard to minimise the impact to residents and property. I want to thank our teams for their hard work and our residents for their patience and understanding. 

“A significant amount of debris, however, has come down the rivers and into Cardiff Bay and there is the potential for more debris, currently beyond the Harbour limits, still to come downstream. I want to assure residents that over the coming days our teams will be working hard to clean up the area and to help where help is needed.”

Building in Bute Park have been closed to the public for the day (Jonathan Lawrance/WalesOnline)

Hundreds of onlookers have found vantage points along the river to see just how high the river has got for themselves.

The Met Office said that more than 157mm of rain fell in parts of south Wales over a 48 hour period.

The forecast is for the rain to clear on Sunday afternoon to leave sunshine and scattered showers.

It will remain windy overnight with heavy thundery showers in places, and Monday will be a day of scattered showers, interspersed with bright or sunny spells.

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