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Cars submerged as flooding hits city roundabout

Eleri GriffithsBBC Wales
Footage shows cars driving through flood water on Cwmbwrla roundabout in Swansea

Flooding has submerged cars in one city as torrential rain has caused disruption across Wales.

Video footage showed a car driving through flood water on Cwmbwrla roundabout on Carmarthen Road - one of the main routes into Swansea.

South Wales Police has closed the road and diverted traffic while South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said its crews were dealing with multiple flooding incidents in Swansea, including Killay, Cwmbwrla and Manselton.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for all of Wales which is in place from 20:00 BST on Sunday until 18:00 on Monday and Natural Resources Wales has three flood warnings in place.

News imageSarah Nichols Image shows high level of flood water on the roundabout with a team of four fire officers carrying an inflatable dingy.Sarah Nichols
South Wales Police says it has closed Carmarthen Road, which is one of the main routes into Swansea

South Wales Police said the Cwmbwrla roundabout was fully closed and "expected to remain closed for some time", with traffic diverted via Pentregethin Road.

The force added it was responding to a flood on Goetre Fawr Road, Killay, which is closed both ways from The Black Boy Pub to the roundabout.

Drivers have been advised to take alternative routes.

News imageNeil Jones Photography Two cars submerged in water off the roundabout. A fire engine can be seen in the background with a fire officer standing in the water.Neil Jones Photography
Some cars have been submerged under the water as a result of the torrential rain
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