Wales floods leave campsites and villages devastated RNLI rescuers at a flooded campsite near Aberystwyth, west Wales. Photograph: RNLI/PA Hundreds of tourists have been left to survey the wreckage of their holiday homes after floodwater devastated campsites and villages across west Wales. Around 150 people were evacuated as up to 1.5 metres (5ft) of water hit the area around Aberystwyth on Saturday when more than 13cm (5in) of rain, twice the local average for June, fell in 24 hours. Floodwater was still in evidence on Sunday, and Andy Francis, of Mid and West Wales fire and rescue service, said there was "mass-scale damage to caravan parks and private dwellings" across the area. A lot of floodwater has gone through them, leaving a huge amount of damage, and a residual danger as well from the biohazards, from sewerage and other contaminants. The Environment Agency said the rain had now passed the area while one flood warning for the river Teifi at Lampeter and Llanybydder remained in place. A number of caravans and tents in the Aberystwyth holiday park remained cut off on Sunday with holiday makers forced to survey the damage from a distance. Simon Saunders, a tourist from the Midlands, was staying in a caravan with friends when told to evacuate the park on Saturday. It's amazing no one was seriously hurt when you consider the damage done. The caravan parks are popular with families and retired people - so were the evacuation not done so quickly someone could have easily got hurt. My mate's camper van looks as if it's stranded and we won't be going home today. The first minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, said he had been shocked at the extent of the damage and praised the bravery of emergency crews. He said: "Having spent a number of years living and studying in Aberystwyth, I was deeply shocked to see the extent of the damage caused by the flooding in an area I know so well. Yet again, we have witnessed the impressive bravery of our emergency services. Working in truly harrowing conditions, they ensured up to 1,000 people were moved to safety. It is thanks to the professionalism and dedication of both our professional and volunteer emergency crews that no lives have been lost. Flash floods also struck two villages near York, flooding roads and several homes. On Friday, council-owned beach huts in Torquay were swept into the sea by an early-morning tidal surge.