Parts of the pub are underwater after heavy rainfall battered the area on Monday and Tuesday.
Much of the pub has been left underwater(Image: Cresselly Arms)
A country pub has once again been severely damaged due to flooding.
Parts of the Cresselly Arms, located in the Carmarthenshire village of Pontargothi, in Wales, have been left underwater after heavy rainfall battered the area on Monday and Tuesday.
As reported by Wales Online, flood water often makes its way inside the building, which is situated right next to the River Cothi.
Parts of the pub were left waist-deep in water following torrential rain which fell during Storm Bert last November.
It was also badly hit by flooding in Storm Dennis back in 2018 – and the same thing happened again on Tuesday, amid fears the issue could worsen if the weather does not improve in the coming days.
Fire crews at the scene on Tuesday(Image: Cresselly Arms)
“I came in early this morning and the river was very high and water was starting to come in but in the last hour or so it’s just gone crazy,” said co-owner John Davison on Tuesday afternoon.
“Out of the three windows in the restaurant bits of trees have smashed through two of them.”
The pub, which would normally be open on a Tuesday afternoon, had to shut and a clean-up operation will need to get under way once the rain eases up.
John said the pub cannot get insurance for flood damage due to its location and the regularity of water making its way into the building.
The kitchen has been left underwater(Image: Cresselly Arms)
The beer garden, one of the most tranquil outdoor spots anywhere in west Wales during the summer months, is “totally underwater”, said John, who admitted that Tuesday’s flooding is worse than he has seen previously.
Fire crews attended the pub to help clear some water from inside the premises.
There are several flood warnings in place on Tuesday affecting not just Carmarthenshire but many parts of the country. More heavy rain is expected with warnings currently in place until early on Wednesday morning.