Flood rescue: Welsh fire crews ferry family to safety

A day out with the family turned into a flood rescue ordeal for one family from Monmouthshire.

Aaron Vernon had been with his wife, father-in-law, and six-year-old daughter to the theatre in Bristol.

But while they were away, the River Monnow burst its banks - after up to 100mm (4in) fell across Wales during Friday and Saturday.

Their route home was completely blocked - until members of the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service stepped in to lend a hand.

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