05/12/2015 BBC Wales Today


05/12/2015

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by Stoke City. There were also wins for the Arsenal and Watford.

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Around 700 homes are without power in North Wales tonight,

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Two people had to be rescued from their cars which became stuck

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in flood water, and there's also been disruption to rail services.

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Treacherous driving conditions on the A55 near Bangor earlier.

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North Wales police warned that some drivers were taking too many

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This was Beaumaris on Anglesey, where a woman was rescued

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from her car by firefighters, after being trapped in flood water.

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In Llandygai near Bangor, a 33-year-old man was winched to

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He was on the roof of his car, clinging to a tree.

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We advise people not to travel through floodwaters. It is very

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tempting but you can easily get stuck and many people are stuck

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because they tried to drive through and don't try to walk through

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either. If you are worried, have a look at our website and see what

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warnings are in force. It will show you what is happening across Wales.

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Hundreds of homes are still without power tonight, and the high winds

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are making it difficult for engineers to carry out the repairs.

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Roads have closed and rail services have also been affected by flooding.

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Arriva Trains Wales cancelled services to Chester

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after a bus shelter was blown onto tracks at Llanfairfechan.

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Heavy rain is due to continue into the night,

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It was too windy for walkers at the beach at Prestatyn today, and gusts

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of 83mph were recorded in Capel Curig in Snowdonia, but it is due to

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A group in Torfaen is preparing to welcome two refugee families to

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the area before Christmas by preparing hampers

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Many say they wanted to give practical help to those affected

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Paul Heaney reports. them feel part of their community.

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Packing hampers for those less fortunate.

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Around 30 volunteers here have already donated

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Now their attention is turning to hospitality.

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Two families of refugees from Syria will arrive in this area

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in the next week to be placed in privately rented housing.

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Four more will arrive early in the New Year.

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We have a human responsibility to help them.

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I think of myself, what would I be like if I was exiled from this

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country, and if we can help just one family, it has all been worthwhile.

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Around 50 families will arrive in Wales before Christmas

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The International Red Cross says this is a catastrophic

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Hundreds of thousands fleeing conflict in Syria and elsewhere.

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The church leader who started this group said people were

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frustrated with what else they could do to help.

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What I hope to do with our group is to offer a support mechanism through

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friendship - identifying their needs through hearing their voice, whether

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it be mums and toddlers, whether it be if they need to find out where

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the bus route is, where the GPs are, where is the best place to go

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shopping and how that can lead them to having a sense of being welcomed

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and feeling safe, but balancing that actually with not putting a

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spotlight on families as they are feeling really very

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Unlike the conflict, their aim is simple - a warm Welsh welcome

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Football and the pressure is mounting

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The Swans were beaten 3-0 at home by Leicester City in the

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It means they've won just once in the league in 11 matches.

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Elsewhere, Newport County are through to the FA Cup 3rd Round

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In the Championship, Cardiff City won 3-2 at Bolton and Wrexham won

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Onto rugby and there was one Welsh region in action in the Pro12 -

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Steven Shingler's late try gave the Scarlets a win in Italy.

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They beat Treviso by 22 points to 20.

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The result moves the Scarlets top of the table.

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Before I go, a quick look at the weather forecast:

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Persistent rain will continue with flooding still likely in the north,

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It will be very windy, with gales in exposed places.

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Rain will become less widespread late in the night with

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There's a full weather forecast coming up next.

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We'll be back at the same time tomorrow.

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