Heavy rain batters UK causing floods and disrupting travel across the country
The floods forced some residents in Wales to be evacuated from their homes
Parts of Callander in Stirlingshire flooded after the River Teith burst its banks (Image: PA)
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Heavy rain batters UK causing floods and disrupting travel across the country
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Roads have been flooded and homes evacuated as heavy rain swept across Wales.
Some areas of south Wales have seen a month s worth of rain in 24 hours, according to the Met Office.
Dyfed-Powys Police said several homes in Newcastle Emlyn were evacuated because of the flooding risk but many residents chose to stay.
A landslide shut the B4459 at Capel Dewi, Ceredigion, and flooding blocked the A483 in Builth Wells, Powys.
The Met Office has put an amber warning in place until 22:00 GMT on Saturday for 13 of Wales 22 counties.
The forecaster has also issued yellow warnings for rain in western areas of Scotland as well as Cumbria and south-west England.
Parts of the Tywi Valley, near Capel Dewi in Carmarthenshire, were flooded
Roads have been flooded and train lines blocked because of heavy rain across Wales.
Some areas of south Wales have seen a month s worth of rain in 24 hours, according to the Met Office.
The forecaster has put an amber warning in place until 22:00 GMT on Saturday for 13 of Wales 22 counties.
A landslide has closed the B4459 at Capel Dewi in Ceredigion and flooding has shut several roads, including the A483 in Builth Wells, Powys.
The River Towy burst its banks in Carmarthen on SaturdayThe forecaster has also issued yellow warnings for rain in western areas of Scotland as well as Cumbria and south-west England.