SWANSEA Council highways teams have been working flat out across the weekend after the city was deluged with more than a month’s rain in just a few hours.
Crews worked around the clock over the weekend dealing with flooded roads, sink holes, collapsed trees and supplying sand bags to a number of homes affected by the atrocious weather.
BBC weather forecaster Derek Brockway said that Victoria Park in Swansea was hit with 87.2mm of rain in just two hours on Friday night with more rain on Saturday and Sunday.
Rob Stewart Leader of Swansea Council said: “I want to thank our highways team for going the extra mile for the people of Swansea over the weekend. The amount of rainfall experienced in such a short space of time was unprecedented.
“We’ve drafted in extra crews and they’ve been working flat out over the weekend clearing up in places like Mumbles Road, Blackpill, West Cross and parts of Gower after the deluge.
“We’re asking motorists to take care on Gower over the next day or two while or teams deal with a number minor landslips from roadside banks brought on by the torrential rain, partially affecting some of the country lanes.”
Friday night saw the worst of the flooding across a stretch of southern Swansea where the deluge led to flooding on Fabian Way, Mumbles Road, West Cross, Mayals and parts of Gower.
The highways team responded with sandbags to ward members reporting cases where some homes were threatened by flood waters in places like Mayals, Bishopston, West Cross and Parkmill.
In Oxwich a sink hole and a fallen tree blocked access to the village for a short time. Council teams removed the tree within three hours of it being reported, but the Penrice access remains closed while the sink hole is assessed.
Two sinkholes in Port Eynon between the church and the beach are also being assessed. While they’ve been cordoned off, the road is passable with care.
