Officers at Natural Resources Wales say they will be looking at their response to last weekend's storm to see if they can improve.

Parts of South and Mid-Wales were lashed with rain and gale force winds causing flooding and landslides, and as the clear-up began today Natural Resources Wales(NRW) say they will be conducting a review of their response.

“After any major flooding event there are lessons to be learned and Storm Callum is no exception, so we will review what took place and how we responded to identify where improvements can be made," said Jeremy Parr, NRW Head of Flood and Incident Risk Management.

“As is usual after any flood event, we now have our people out and about checking our defences for any damage, and to ensure they can continue to help protect people and property.”

“We won’t just look at the flood defence network, but also at our incident response and our warning and informing before, during and after the incident.

“While there were significant impacts in some areas, the initial indications are that these elements worked well.

“We will be working with our partners in local government and the emergency services to ensure we continue where possible to reduce the impacts of incidents like this.”

Saturday saw flooding on the Strand, Builth Wells, while the Dyfi Bridge at Machynlleth was closed by surging river levels.

In South Wales, the River Teifi at Llandysul reached its highest level since records began in 1971 and the Towey above Carmarthen was at its highest since 1987.

NRW say that before and during Storm Callum their website's flood pages received more than half a million-page views, while warning and informing messages on social media reached over 110,000 people.

“Our sympathies go out to anybody impacted by these floods and Storm Callum, it is an unwelcome reminder of the damage that severe weather can do," added Mr Parr.

“While some communities were significantly affected, for many the flood defences did their job and reduced the worst of the impacts."