Flooding: Clean up continues across parts of Wrexham and Flintshire following thunderstorms

Properties in Wrexham were flooded following heavy rainfall throughout the day on Saturday

Residents have been battling sewage-contaminated water and flooding in properties across parts of north east Wales following thunderstorms and flash flooding. Clean up efforts continued on Sunday as people attempted to bail out water from gardens and mop out homes.The heavy flooding affected homes in parts of Wrexham and Flintshire.

People were left to mop up water from their homes and gardens Credit: Media Wales

In some parts of Wrexham, it was the second time in three weeks that streets had been flooded.

One local councillor said a family had to be relocated due to their house being flooded with sewage.

In another incident an 87-year-old woman had to be rescued by firefighters from her house - the third time this has happened this year.It came after a yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms was issued by the Met Office.

A large part of a tree had fallen down near the entrance of Bellevue Park, Wrexham Credit: Twitter / @Ceejaybeans

Cllr Carrie Harper, councillor for the Queensway ward in Wrexham, told ITV Wales on Sunday that it had been a challenging time for residents.Cllr Harper said: "There are concerns that we are due another downpour later on, so people are worried in terms of what that might mean. Are things going to flood again?""And concerned about just what happens next for those most severely affected I think, in terms of when is the property going to get cleared up? What do they need to do themselves? How do they handle the cost implications of it?" she continued.

There was widespread disruption to travel and a number of road closures on Saturday, as North Wales Police warned motorists to avoid areas of "localised flooding".

Affected areas in Flintshire included Connah's Quay, Greenfield and Oakenholt.

A number of roads in Wrexham have been flooded Credit: Nigel Williams

Police had advised on Saturday evening that Chester Road in Saltney was closed "for the foreseeable" due to "heavy" flooding and a tree blocking the road.

Meanwhile, Transport for Wales tweeted that services on the Wrexham-Bidston line had been suspended "due to flooding which dislodged some of the ballast."