Gloucestershire
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| County council | Gloucestershire County Council |
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| Population (mid-2017 est.) | 907,200 |
| Colleges and universities | Gloucestershire College |
| Points of interest | Westonbirt, The National Arboretum |
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| ID | 909811 |
About Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gloucester, and other principal towns include Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Cirencester and Dursley.
Weather: Heavy rain causes flooding and power cuts
... The M48 Severn Bridge is closed in both directions between Chepstow and Aust in Gloucestershire...
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... The BBC has been looking at one of those trusts - in Gloucestershire - and speaking to some of the families affected...
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Weather: Heavy rain causes flooding and power cuts
Heavy Rain and strong winds across Wales has caused power cuts and flooding to properties and roads.
The National Grid says 110 homes in Wales are without power.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service says five of its crews are dealing with flooding incidents, with Porth and Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf as the worst affected areas.
A yellow rain warning remains place until 17:00 GMT on Thursday across 16 of Wales' 22 counties.
The Fire service added that A Number of hillside and low-lying properties have been affected from run-off water and blocked culverts.
Natural Resources Wales has issued 26 Flood Warnings and 45 Flood Alerts as of 07:00 GMT on Thursday.
They said there is no widespread flooding from major rivers at present.
Dairy farmer Abi Reader from Wenvoe, in the Vale of Glamorgan, described overnight conditions on her farm.
" It's been a wild night, " she told.
" We've had electricity flickering on and off. The milking parlour had about a foot of water in it which we've had to pump out.
" There is flooding on The Roads , we've got about 3 inches of water rolling across The Roads . "
Meanwhile, The National Grid said power outages include 37 customers who have lost supply in the Llanelli area and 34 without power in Kenfig Hill, Bridgend.
Among The Flood warnings in place from Natural Resources Wales, there are eight warnings for stretches of the River Severn in north Powys, four warnings for different stretches of the River Taff from Merthyr Tydfil to Pontcanna in Cardiff, and three warnings on The River Cynon.
The M48 Severn Bridge is closed in both directions between Chepstow and Aust in Gloucestershire .
Source of news: bbc.com
