Pontardawe floods

Twenty years ago, many towns and villages of south Wales were hit by torrential rain. Ebbw Vale was flooded, as were Carmarthen, Crickhowell and Brecon. Pontardawe was probably worst hit, because on top of everything the Swansea Canal broke through a retaining wall and flooded the town. The saddest sight was what were once good domestic items being dumped in a skip because they had become unusable, the scene in the terraced row behind Herbert Street. Worse though was the taking out of use of the local clinic. There was an investigation by consulting engineers, and the report and supporting documents are on Neath Port Talbot's web-site.