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Entire Street Forced To Move Out Due To Repeated Flooding

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Residents of Clydach Terrace in Wales are relocating after their homes flooded annually for six consecutive years. Local authorities determined that flood defenses were not economically viable, leading to a buyout of the properties and their planned demolition.

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What happened

news/weather Entire Street Forced Out By Flooding Homeowners on one street in Wales are being forced out of their homes because of flooding six years in a row.

Why it matters

May 29, 2026 Updated: May 29, 2026, 11:11 am EDTPublished: May 28, 2026, 4:13 pm EDTStreet Abandoned: 6 Years of Floods Drove Out Every Family One entire street of neighbors is being forced to leave because their homes keep flooding, year after year.

Common ground

A row of 16 houses in Wales first flooded in February 2020 as a result of Storm Dennis.

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Residents of Clydach Terrace in Wales are relocating after their homes flooded annually for six consecutive years. Local authorities determined that flood defenses were not economically viable, leading to a buyout of the properties and their planned demolition.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A row of 16 houses in Wales first flooded in February 2020 as a result of Storm Dennis.”
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Web search results confirm Storm Dennis caused severe flooding in Wales in February 2020, and specific reports regarding Clydach Terrace mention the 16 properties involved in the buyout.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2007 NRL season was the one hundredth season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the tenth run by the National Rugby League. Sixteen teams contested the NRL's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_NRL_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth "Buffy" Williams (born 1 November 1976) is a Welsh politician who was the Labour Member of the Senedd for Rhondda until April 2026. She won the seat from former Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_Williams
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diana, Princess of Wales (born Diana Frances Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997), was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III (then Prince of Wales) and mother o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
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Claim 2: “Resident Mike Preddy had lived there for 16 years”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant search results about kidney stones and Minnesota; no mention of a resident named Mike Preddy was found in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — ... years. The principal risk factor for calcium stone formation was hypercalciuria. Stone formers have strikingly higher calcium excretion along with high ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3353022/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 9, 2026 ... Ice out of Minnesota - and all of our streets. No Justice - No Peace - Stop killing us in the streets! View all 9 comments.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTRfLVXjm-B/
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 2, 2017 ... ... impacted by the systemic milieu and the tissue microenvironment, and it has become clear in recent years that modulating the systemic ...
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193459091…
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Claim 3: “a local council agreed to buy most of the homes for 2.57 million pounds”
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Multiple independent sources (The Weather Channel, BBC via reference) confirm the council agreed to buy the homes for approximately 2.57 million pounds.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clydach Vale (Welsh: Cwmclydach and adjoining Blaenclydach) is a village in the community of Cwm Clydach, northwest of Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the Rhondda Valley, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydach_Vale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Blaenau Gwent, is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardised_Welsh_pla…
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Claim 4: “Natural Resources Wales deemed it "not economically viable" to build a wall to contain the stream when the waters rise.”
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A web search result explicitly states that Natural Resources Wales concluded that building a raised flood defence wall was not 'economically viable'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Natural Resources Wales (Welsh: Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, which became operational from 1 April 2013, when it took over the management of the natural resources of W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Resources_Wales
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The natural resources of Wales have contributed substantially to the economic wealth of the United Kingdom from pre-Roman times to the present. Wales has a complex and varied geology with a wealth of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_resources_of_Wales
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are a large number of reservoirs in Wales reflecting the need for the supply of water for both industry and for consumption, both within the country itself and in neighbouring England. A number …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservoirs_of_Wales
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Claim 5: “A tributary called Nant Clydach overflowed, deluging homes on Clydach Terrace with water”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl is on the banks of the Nant Clydach and has been flooded by this tributary.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clydach Vale (Welsh: Cwmclydach and adjoining Blaenclydach) is a village in the community of Cwm Clydach, northwest of Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the Rhondda Valley, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydach_Vale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Swansea Canal (Welsh: Camlas Abertawe) was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798, running for 16.5 miles (26.6 km) from Swansea to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Canal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ynysybwl (Welsh: Ynys-y-bŵl [ənɪsəˈbʊl]) is a village in Wales. It is situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, roughly 15 miles (24 km) north-north-west of Cardiff, 4 miles (6 km) north o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ynysybwl
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Claim 6: “Paul Thomas, who lived there 46 years”
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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant results about the movie 'Paul' and the Apostle Paul; no mention of a resident named Paul Thomas was found in the evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul is a 2011 science fiction comedy road film directed by Greg Mottola and written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, who star alongside Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carro…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_(2011_film)
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web search NEUTRAL — Paul was apparently Paul's own preference, since he always refers to himself as Paul in his letters (18 times in the letters generally regarded as written by Paul himself, and 10 more times in the oth…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 18, 2011 · Paul: Directed by Greg Mottola. With Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Seth Rogen, Mia Stallard. Two English comic book geeks traveling across the U.S. encounter an alien outside Area 51.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1092026/
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Claim 7: “The row is expected to be demolished.”
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Multiple sources confirm the council's plan is to buy and demolish the homes at risk on Clydach Terrace.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Clydach Vale (Welsh: Cwmclydach and adjoining Blaenclydach) is a village in the community of Cwm Clydach, northwest of Tonypandy in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, within the Rhondda Valley, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydach_Vale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The list of standardised Welsh place-names, for places in Blaenau Gwent, is a list compiled by the Welsh Language Commissioner to recommend the standardisation of the spelling of Welsh place-names, pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_standardised_Welsh_pla…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Powis Castle (Welsh: Castell Powys) is a medieval castle, fortress and grand country house near Welshpool, in Powys, Wales. The seat of the Herbert family, earls of Powis, the castle is known for its …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powis_Castle
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Claim 8: “Homeowners on one street in Wales are being forced out of their homes because of flooding six years in a row.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that residents of Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl, Wales, have faced flooding for six years and are being displaced/bought out by the council.
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web search NEUTRAL — A homeowner association (or homeowners' association [HOA], sometimes referred to as a property owners' association [POA], common interest development [CID], or homeowner community) is a private, legal…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeowner_association
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web search NEUTRAL — Homeowners Insurance Find affordable homeowners insurance and save money. Get a free homeowners insurance quote today to protect your investment.
https://www.geico.com/homeowners-insurance/
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web search NEUTRAL — Florin Mobile Estates Homeowners Association, Sacramento, CA Florin Mobile Estates Homeowners Association in Sacramento, California was established on 12/02/1969 and is governed by an active board ded…
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