Dogs trapped as Carmarthenshire Rescue Center flooded by heavy rain

Thirty-seven dogs were trapped on the roof of a dog sanctuary, after a torrential downpour caused the area to suffocate.

Alison Clark, of Glanrhyd Dog Sanctuary in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, “lost everything” when the river banks burst on Tuesday. Nine dogs were rescued by emergency services but the rest of the “highly reactive dogs” are now stranded.

There is widespread flooding and blockage in many parts of Wales, with flood warnings in place across Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire and Swansose and Swansose

Ms Clark said the property had been completely cut off, with the road flooded “for the 12th time since July”, but they were working on it. ”

Ms Clark, 59, said BBC radio wales breakfast On Wednesday he tried to bring 37 dogs that live in the sanctuary, as the high tide on Tuesday, followed the water “.

He said the fire and rescue service helped nine of the dogs to safety using boats, but some had to be left behind because “some [them] really reactive, and can’t share or go elsewhere”.

“Some are just in crates upstairs – where they don’t go to their toilet, or any food left,” he told the BBC.

“It’s just devastating, it’s all gone.”

Ms Clark said the building was underwater on Wednesday morning, although the flood waters were low.

He said the flood wiped out almost all of the dog sanctuary’s supplies, with only two bags left, and the road was “completely flooded [with] There is no access inside and outside”, adding he feels “broken”.

“There is no electricity and nothing for the dogs.

“The bed is freezing. We have no washing machines now, and everything is damaged.

“No one, in the 25 years they’ve lived here, has seen anything like this.

“Every building was flooded, except the lovets.

“Thank God we had the crates long enough to go in such an emergency. But this is just the end of it. We’ve lost everything.

“Now it’s a battle to try to find clean beds, and take what food we have, and do what I can,” he said.

The Net Office has previously issued a yellow warning for rain across much of South Wales until 08:00 on Wednesday 5 November.

As at 06:05 GMT, Natural resources Wales has a number of flood warnings and flood alerts in place – With seven schools in Carmarthenshire and one in Pembrokeshire closed for the day.

Joint Fire Control Center Operators processed more than 450 calls during a 12-hour period of flooding-related incidents, including calls from people trapped in their homes and cars.

Very high spring tides, brought on by a “Supermoon”, are another cause of ongoing flooding, particularly in parts of Carmarthenshire.

A supermoon occurs when there is a full moon that is not common in the world. On Wednesday night, the moon was closest to Earth than any other moon in 2025.

Customers at the Geadlhouse Pub in CWMBWRRLLA, Swansea had to flee the rising tide around 15:30 GMT on Tuesday.

Landlady Vicky Sheffield said she had to evacuate after the water started coming out of the drains.

“In 26 years this has never happened before, and now it’s happened twice in six weeks,” Ms Sheffield said. “That’s great.”

CWMBWRA flooding is increasing through a collapsed culvert which first emerged as a problem in the first floods of September.

Swansea Council said the surgical equipment

The Council blamed the damage to the culvert on a blocked sewer, linked to the recently demolished cwmfelin social club.

“We are doing everything we can to reopen the road as soon as possible,” the authority said.

Jon Davison, co-owner of the Creselly Arms, in Pontarghoti, Carmarthen, described the pub’s water depth as floating rubbish from the Cothi river, which runs alongside the river.

“It’s shocking – what can you say? It’s terrible.

“The bridge sticks to the logs every time we have a flood. We will reward the council a fortune to remove them,” he said.

Despite more rain in the forecast for Wednesday, the Council has warned that flooding will continue until Thursday.

Farms, properties and roads are also expected to be hit by flooding near the Towy river in Carmarthenshire.

Low-lying properties in Ammanford, Llandybie and Aberlash, including Carmarthenshire College, where the River Loughor meets the river Amman, are likely to be affected by the river Amman, likely to be affected by flooding that should occur.

Pembrokeshire Council warned motorists that the County was experiencing “widespread water flooding” on Tuesday by the Mid and West Wales Fire Service.

“Heavy flooding” also caused the suspension of rail services between Whitland and Carmarthen, with continued warnings about local services being “cancelled or altered” on Wednesday.

The trainline said the disruption was expected until 13:00 GMT.