Cars submerged after heavy rain and winds sweep across UK

Cars were submerged in flood water near the Cwmbwrla roundabout in Swansea (Picture: Athena Picture Agency)

Severe flooding has submerged roads in Wales following a heavy downpour and strong winds after a yellow weather warning.

In Swansea, the Cwmbwrla roundabout is expected to be closed ‘for some time’ after it became waterlogged by heavy rain.

Pictures of the junction show cars immersed in deep water, while a couple of residents were seen paddleboarding in the flooded road.

Three flood warnings and seven flood alerts have been issued by Natural Resources Wales.

A man paddleboards in the water at the Cwmbwrla roundabout in Swansea (Picture: Athena Picutres)

South Wales Police said it was responding to flooding on Goetre Fawr Road in Killay, which is closed in both directions between the roundabout and The Black Boy Pub.

Elsewhere, part of the M5 near Bristol has become waterlogged after flooding.

A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for most of England and all of Wales from Sunday to Monday evening (Picture: Metro)

The junction J18 to the A4 is affected, National Highways warned.

Two flood alerts are active in England for River Rea, and for River Sow and River Penk, meaning flooding is possible at these locations, the Environment Agency said.

A yellow weather warning for wind is in place for the whole of Wales and most of England until 6pm on Monday.

Parts of the country could be blasted with gusts of up to 70mph, with disruption expected to public transport and interruptions to power.

Coastal communities and seafronts could be hit by sea spray and large waves, the Met Office warned.

Despite the severe weather, the agency said it had no intention of naming the storm.

‘Obviously, we are in meteorological autumn now, it’s the sort of weather that we do expect at this time of year’, spokesperson Graham Madge said.

An area of low pressure will see wind gusts intensify into Monday,meteorologist Kathryn Chalk.

‘It’s tonight that the winds start ramping up’, she said.

Conditions are expected to return to normal by Tuesday, but on Wednesday another weather system could bring further strong gusts of wind.

An aerial view of the flooded area in Swansea, Wales (Picture: Athena Pictures)

Forecasters said it was still to early to predict what impact this system will have.

Drivers have been warned to take extra care while travelling through coastal areas and consider replanning or delaying their journeys.

Rod Dennis, a spokesperson for the RAC, said: ‘Drivers are really going to feel the effects of the early autumnal weather this weekend.

‘This will particularly be the case later on Sunday and into the new working week – strong gusty winds will make driving conditions challenging across a large swathe of southern and western Britain.’

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