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STORM BERT hit Welsh First Minister’s Questions today as politicians sought answers regarding last weekend’s flooding.

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew Davies wanted to know why earlier warnings had not been given before Storm Bert hit Wales.

He said: “The first some residents knew about the flooding was when their neighbours banged on their doors.

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