More than £150,000 has been awarded towards the Isle of Anglesey County Council to carry out flood defence repair works.

In November last year, heavy rainfall led to 31 properties being flooded in Llangefni, Dwyran and Benllech. A number of people were also evacuated from their homes in Llangefni.

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Announcing the funding, Environment Minister Hannah Blythyn said many flood risk management assets such as walls and earth embankments were also damaged.

"As weather patterns continue to change, flooding is likely to become more frequent," she said.

"We want to do all we can to reduce the flood risk to our communities while helping them to adapt to the risks they face. Repairing these damaged assets and drainage is essential to ensure the communities they serve remain resilient to future storms."

(LM/MH)