MUCH of Gwent is on flood alert this morning with warnings for the Usk around Newport and the Wye in Monmouthshire.

There is a Flood Alert for the River Usk on low-lying areas of Newport and on the banks of the Usk from Newbridge-on-Usk down through Caerleon, Newport to where the Usk meets the Severn.

A more severe Flood Warning is in place for Chepstow and Tintern.

Flood alerts are also in place for the River Wye at Whitebrook, Redbrook and Llandogo.

South Wales Argus: