Met Office: Wales amber weather warning for heavy rain on Sunday

Heavy rain is causing flooding and disruption across parts of Wales.

The Met Office has issued an amber weather warning for rain across mid and south east Wales on Sunday from 15:00 GMT until 06:00 on Monday.

The forecaster warned rain could become "persistent and heavy" on Sunday followed by showers into Monday morning, leading to surface water and river flooding.

Flooding has blocked railway lines between Penrhiwceiber and Aberdare in Rhondda Cynon Taf, while the council is providing sandbags to key flood risk locations across the county borough.

The Met Office said up to 70mm (2.8in) of rain was expected "fairly widely" and up to 100mm (4in) on exposed hills.

The amber rain warning covers Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and the Vale of Glamorgan.

A less severe yellow warning for rain is in place from 12:00 on Sunday until 08:00 on Monday covering Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen and Vale of Glamorgan.

Natural Resources Wales has issued 25 flood alerts and six flood warnings. The warnings on Sunday evening cover parts of the River Loughor, River Cothi, River Towy, River Tawe, River Neath and River Lower Clydach.

It said it will continue to monitor the situation.

North Wales Police has reported the A4086 road at Llanberis is currently closed due to flooding to the south of the Royal Victoria Hotel.

Meanwhile, Rhondda Cynon Taf Council said its teams are out providing sandbags to key flood risk locations across the county borough and that crews will continue to be on standby to help communities.

It is also advising residents to relocate their cars from high-risk areas and is offering free parking spaces for those at risk if necessary.

National Rail said no trains are running between Abercynon and Aberdare due to flooding blocking the lines between Penrhiwceiber and Aberdare.

Disruption is expected to continue until the end of Sunday.