02/02/2014 BBC Wales Today


02/02/2014

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Good evening. People are being warned of flooding in parts of

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Pembrokeshire tomorrow as strong winds coincide with high tides. Ten

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people were rescued when the bus they were travelling in was hit by a

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massive wave in Newgale. Pembrokeshire Council say they were

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in the process of closing the road at the time. No-one was injured.

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Caroline Evans reports. This is what the weather did last

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night in Newgale. Conditions still treacherous as passengers were

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rescued by the emergency services. We were down here around eight

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o'clock last night and when we got down here we could see there was

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something in the water but we were not sure what it was. The police

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told us they had a major evacuation. As the evening went on, about an

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hour or so, the ambulances were here, the fire engines, the

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coastguards. As a managed to evacuate the people of the bus, they

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were taking them up the hill in police cars. Paramedics were a bit

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and it was an awful lot going on but it was very calm and very well

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organised. It seems as if the bus was travelling towards Haverfordwest

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when a massive wave came and push the right off the road. Local people

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say that until the last few weeks, they have not seen conditions like

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this for more than 20 years. They say it must have been terrifying.

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Today, the road to the beach was packed with cars as people came to

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see the damage for themselves. It must have been pretty horrendous for

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them. We saw the waves coming over last night and looked frightening

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from there. I can imagine it must have been pretty horrific. The waves

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come over many a year but never like this. It must have been quite scary.

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Denbighshire Council have confirmed they were in the process of closing

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the road when the bus went through Newgale. Elsewhere, more wind and

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waves battered the coast. In Porthcawl, a seven foot wall

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demolished. And this was Aberystwyth. We are pleased that the

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repairs we put in place have held up. There is absolutely minimal

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damage from last night. All we have really got is a bit of shingle lying

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around. We have reopened this stretch of road this morning. It was

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closed last night. Tonight, the council is assessing the cost of

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damage for the second time this year.

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Elsewhere, more than 50 mountain rescuers battled atrocious weather

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conditions to help find a group of students in the Cambrian Mountains.

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Seven students from Manchester Metropolitan University had set out

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to walk Pumlumon Mountain yesterday between Aberystwyth and Llanidloes

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when weather conditions deteriorated.

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There's a powerful case for extending the smoking ban to

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e-cigarettes. That's according to the Health Minister. Mark Drakeford

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says while he understands they could help people quit smoking, he's very

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anxious about e-cigarettes. On Tuesday, Assembly Members are to

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vote on whether to ban their sale to people under 18.

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The movement is re-normal eyes in smoking, it is glamorising smoking.

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It contains nicotine and nicotine is highly addictive. We don't want them

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to become a gateway to real cigarettes.

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Rugby, and Wales have no new injury concerns ahead of the game with

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Ireland next weekend. Tries from Alex Cuthbert and Scott Williams

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helped Wales win their opening Six Nations game against Italy. The

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coaching staff will keep an eye on Luke Charteris though, who was

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replaced in the second half. The weather forecast for Wales.

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Here's Sara Thornton. Good evening. We have got more

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weather warnings in force in the coming days, starting tomorrow

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morning, as more heavy rain makes its way towards us. This warning is

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for the south-west of Wales tomorrow. You can see the rain

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advancing from the West. That will be combined with winds of around 60

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miles an hour. We could see some very big waves. And then we have got

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more warnings for the middle part of the week.

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We're back in Breakfast from 6.25am. That's Wales Today. From all of us

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Good evening. Many of us had a sunny Sunday. The weather has calmed down.

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However, there is more wet and windy weather to come. Tomorrow it is

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concentrated in the West. Many eastern areas will be dry and

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breezy. The winds picking up

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