High winds blew down trees in Cardiff

Forecasters have warned that gale-force winds will continue until well into the week as the cost of a weekend of storms is counted across the country.

Special prayers were said at a south Wales school on Monday for a 12-year-old boy who died after he was caught up in a swollen river.

Rhys Jones, from Bassaleg Comprehensive, near Newport, was playing with friends near the River Ebbw on Saturday when they were swept down the river.

In Cardiff, the city's Queen Street station was closed on Saturday night and Sunday morning after part of the roof blew off and onto the tracks.

The station reopened on Sunday following an inspection by engineers.

We are going to get gale force winds for most of the week John Stubley, Cardiff Weather Centre

The five flood warnings and one flood watch were in place on rivers in Wales on Monday after heavy rain throughout the previous days.

These included the Lower Dee Valley from Llangollen to Chester and rivers Mawddach, Wnion and the town of Dolgellau.

Warnings were also placed on the River Vyrnwy from Newbridge to Llansantffraid and the River Severn from Pool Quay to Crew Green.

Pembrokeshire took the brunt of the storms with fireman being called in after roofs were damaged, scaffolding blown down and advertising signs toppled in the Narberth, St Davids and Milford Haven areas.

Stranded sheep

The A489 was blocked by a fallen tree near Newtown and the A4069 was closed by floodwater between Llandovery and Llangadog in Carmarthenshire .

Meanwhile, fire crews using a boat rescued 250 sheep stranded in floodwater at Cwmgwili near Carmarthen.

The old Severn Bridge was also closed on Saturday.

Forecaster John Stubley, of Cardiff Weather Centre, said gale force winds would continue to batter Wales until well into the week.

He added: "In terms of wind strength, it won't be as bad as we saw on Saturday.

"A gust of 82mph was recorded on the Severn bridge and we recorded one of 72mph at the weather centre in Cardiff.

"But we are going to get gale force winds for most of the week.

"There will be gusts of up to 70mph and it's going to stay like that, on and off, until around Thursday."