Wales flooding alert sparks new evacuation Children play in a flooded park in Borth, west Wales. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Hundreds more people have been evacuated from their homes in Wales in a new flooding alert, just as others were going home after being inundated on Saturday. North Wales police evacuated homes in the village of Pennal, near Machynlleth, Powys, after a slight breach in the dam of a reservoir allowed a small amount of water to escape. A police spokeswoman said residents were being taken to Machynlleth leisure centre. "Staff from the local councils, representatives from the local water board, North Wales fire and rescue service and officers from North Wales police are at the scene working to stabilise the situation," she said. At this current time it is thought that the breach may have been caused by a landslide. Superintendent Andy Jenks-Gilbert said the evacuation was taking place as a precautionary measure. A crack had been found in a stone wall at the reservoir and a small amount of water had escaped, he said. Should the wall be completely breached, the contents of the reservoir will go into the river which flows through the village of Pennal, which is around half a mile from the reservoir. Police officers are evacuating residents in the area and would ask visitors and locals to avoid the village at this current time. Hundreds of people who fled flash flooding 20 miles away have returned to their homes and caravans.