Welsh Government criticised over failure to help flood-hit Powys town
The Welsh Government has been criticised for failing to protect Llanwrtyd Wells residents from flooding following a public meeting over the weekend.
On Saturday Mid and West Wales MS Jane Dodds hosted a meeting with locals at the Neuadd Arms Hotel in the town where recent damage caused by flooding was discussed.
Residents have faced years of collapsing and blocked drains but at the start of the month, properties in the town were flooded and sink holes opened up.
At the meeting, several residents expressed concern over the poor response from public bodies such as Natural Resources Wales to the flooding in the town.
The Welsh Government was also criticised for failing to complete flood defence work before the flooding took place, which may have prevented several properties from being damaged.
