Weather warning: Homes left without power after wind hits Wales

Thousands of homes were left without power after strong winds and heavy rain hit Wales.

Aberdaron weather station in Gwynedd recorded wind gusts of 84 mph (135 km/h) on Thursday morning.

Western Power Distribution said about 3,000 of its customers had been left without power on Thursday morning, but most were restored by the afternoon.

A flood warning had been issued for the River Rhyd Hir in Pwllheli, Gwynedd, but this was later downgraded.

The Met Office had issued a weather warning for strong winds for the whole of Wales and was in place until 15:00 GMT on Thursday.

SP Energy, which provides electricity in north and parts of mid Wales, reported power cuts in Llanbrynmair and Staylittle in Powys, and at Llanbedr in Gwynedd.

There were other faults on the Llyn Peninsula and at Llanerchymedd and Bodedern on Anglesey.

The company's license director Liam O'Sullivan told BBC Radio Wales: "We're waking up with still very strong wind speeds.

"We've been working through the night to restore power back to homes, we've got a couple of hundred customers who we aim to restore with supply throughout the course of the day - it will depend on the need for the wind speeds to reduce."

One lane was closed on the M48 Severn Bridge linking Monmouthshire with Gloucestershire and the A55 Britannia Bridge, which links the isle of Anglesey to the mainland.

Along the Shropshire/Wrexham border the A5, including the Ceiriog Viaduct, were closed in both directions from Chirk Road (Gledrid Roundabout) to A483 (Halton Roundabout).

Gwent Police said Pont-y-Felin Road in New Inn, Torfaen, and the A472 at Llanbadoc, near the Glen Yr Afon Hotel in Usk, Monmouthshire, were closed in both directions because of fallen trees.

Police in Powys warned several trees had fallen after "a very windy night", including one blocking the A40, north of Llandovery near Erw Lon, Carmarthenshire.