HEAVY rain on Saturday led to over 20 flood alerts and two flood warnings being issued by Natural Resources Wales.

A yellow alert was issued for rivers in the area, including the Rivers Loughor and Amman in Ammanford the Rivers Bran and Gwydderig in Llangadog and the Upper and Lower sections of the River Towy.

Some roads near Garnswllt, Ammanford have been submerged in water for a number of days with more rain forecast the situation is unlikely to improve. 

South Wales Guardian: A cyclist was forced to wade along a flooded road near Garnswllt Ammanford on Sunday after more heavy rainA cyclist was forced to wade along a flooded road near Garnswllt Ammanford on Sunday after more heavy rain (Image: Stuart Ladd)

The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning due to heavy rain forecast for Wednesday which it said will cause flooding and disruptions across Wales, including Carmarthenshire.

The weather warning will be in place from 12am until 12pm on Wednesday.

Some areas could get up to 70mm of rain.

South Wales Guardian: A car negotiates flood water near Garnswllt AmmanfordA car negotiates flood water near Garnswllt Ammanford (Image: Stuart Ladd)

A Met Office spokesperson added: "Heavy rain will spread across Wales and southwest England from early on Wednesday morning.

"Rainfall amounts will widely reach 15-25 mm, with as much as 50-70 mm over higher ground.

"With saturated ground in places, this is likely to lead to some disruption. Rain will clear to the east by the afternoon."