Lampeter town councillors are seeking a meeting with environmental watchdogs in the aftermath of the Storm Callum floods which affected parts of the town.

Cllr Hag Harris told colleagues that the consequences of the floods were not as “utterly disastrous” for Lampeter as they proved in other communities.

“While we didn’t seem to suffer as badly as other places, that will obviously not be much comfort to the owners of those properties that were affected,” he acknowledged.

“What seems to have happened is that the Teifi flooded Bridge Street, but the Dulais formed channels at the back of some buildings down there as well.

“If you have a fire it tends to happen in one place – with a flood it’s everywhere at the same time which is why the emergency services were so stretched.”

Cllr Harris said he had risen early to visit “historic points of concern” on the Friday as it had become “pretty damn obvious” that really bad weather was on the way.

“My first port of call were Llanfair Road and Greenfield Terrace as well as a couple of other places,” he related.

“Some people were affected very badly, albeit not a great number.

“One home in Tregaron Road suffered an awful lot of damage as did two in Llanfair Road, while lower Bridge Street suffered the highest Teifi levels ever recorded so a few houses were affected there.

“What I would suggest is that we invite Natural Resources Wales along to a future meeting to discuss what positive steps we can take in a similar situation.”

Ceredigion’s AM and MP have met with many constituents who have been affected by the flooding.

Elin Jones and Ben Lake have met with many constituents in Llechryd and Llandysul to see the extent of the damage caused and have called on local authorities and the Welsh Government to give appropriate support to properties and businesses affected.

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