Wales flooding – in pictures

The A487 into Machynlleth in Powys, Wales, is blocked by the fire service due to safety concerns caused by fast flowing flood water Photograph: PA

A RNLI flood rescue team at a flooded campsite in Aberystwyth. The team searched areas in the north and south of the town to make sure they have been evacuated Photograph: Royal National Lifeboat Institution/EPA

Gardens of residential properties in Machynlleth disappear under swirling flood water Photograph: PA

A breakdown lorry is itself stranded in flood waters near Machynlleth Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Children play in a flooded play park in the seaside village of Borth, north of Aberystwyth Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

An ambulance stops at a flooded road in Machynlleth in Powys after severe floods hit west Wales Photograph: PA

Caravans are surrounded by flood waters at the Riverside caravan park, near the village of Talybont in Wales Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

A caravan site is flooded in the seaside village of Borth Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

The scene at the Riverside caravan park in Llandre, Wales, after flood waters breached the banks of the river Lery Photograph: PA

Debris surrounds a caravan at the Riverside caravan park in Llandre, after swollen waters breached the banks of the river Lery Photograph: PA