At least 25 firefighters from Llanelli, Tumble and Kidwelly were involved in the operation.

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Mid and West Wales Fire said flooding calls came from the Llanelli and Gwendraeth Valley area, including Pontyates, Cross Hands and Kidwelly.

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Mid and West Wales Fire service sent extra appliances to Carmarthen Bay Holiday Village at Kidwelly, where flooding was described as severe.

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David Stephens, 55, died while checking his herd in Llandyfaelog, near Kidwelly.

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Mr Ruck, from the town of Kidwelly, said he was regarded as something of a maverick, but he was looking to the future.

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Not only has the 21-year-old from Kidwelly, been doing interviews, such as one for M magazine in which she tells of her love for teddy-bears, but she also appeared on An Audience with Lulu, backing up the ever-young Scots songbird alongside a frock-wearing Frank Skinner.

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