wyre davies reports.vastation in their wake and residents driven from their homes. a man in his 90s rescued by stretcher on his birthday. a young woman almost drowned in her bed by rising water levels. people are shell—shocked. i'm surprised that, you know, everybody survived, because the water came in so quick and a lot of people were surprised so quickly, a lot of people could have drowned. lives and livelihoods were completely overwhelmed as the river taff burst its banks. rising waters at this car showroom meant that hundreds of vehicles were written off. businesses like this furniture store in pontypridd were cleaned out. this will cost thousands to replace, and unlike some big stores, they're not covered. the damage isn'tjust financial. insurance was due for renewal recently. the flood cover was removed by the insurance company so we've had to renew with no flood cover. i'm not sleeping right at the moment. there's a lot of stress, there is a lot of worry. i've spent two years building up from nothi

wyre davies reports.ties have left devastation in their wake and residence driven from homes. a man in his 90s rescued by stretcher on his birthday. a young woman almost drowned in her bed by rising water levels. people are shellshocked. i'm surprised that everybody survived. the water came in so quick and people were surprised to quickly, people could have drowned. lives and livelihoods we re drowned. lives and livelihoods were completely overwhelmed as the river taff burst its banks and rising waters at this car showroom meant that hundreds of vehicles were written off. businesses like this furniture store were cleaned out. this will cost thousands to replace and unlike some big stores, they are not covered. the council is giving flooded businesses £1000 each to get them back on their feet and the welsh government has promised £10 million towards emergency help but it is nowhere near enough. lives have been turned upside down in communities like this. the human cost is clear but it could cost hundreds o

wyre davies reports.e could have drowned. lives and livelihoods were completely overwhelmed as the river taff burst its banks. rising waters at this car showroom and that hundreds showroom meant that hundreds of vehicles were written off. businesses like this furniture store in pontypridd were cleaned out. this will cost thousands to replace, and unlike some big stores, they're not covered. the damage isn'tjust financial. insurance was due for renewal recently. the flood cover was removed by the insurance company so we've had to renew with no flood cover. i'm not sleeping right at the moment. there's a lot of stress, there is a lot of worry. i've spent two years building up from nothing. there was nothing in here. it's a new business and it's all gone. the council is giving flooded businesses £1000 each to get them back on their feet. the welsh government has promised £10 million towards emergency help. but it's nowhere near enough. lives have been turned upside down in communities like this. the human co