Council to buy and bulldoze 16 flood-prone homes in Ynysybwl

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has approved buying 16 flood-damaged homes on Clydach Terrace, Ynysybwl, for about £2.57m and demolishing them to remove flood risk from the Nant Clydach stream, after NRW judged a flood-defence wall not economically viable; two homes (6a and 6b) are excluded due to elevation, and residents say constant flood warnings have caused anxiety, with relocation support potentially offering a safer future as climate change makes flooding more frequent.