Abergavenny was battered by Storm Claudia alongside neighbouring towns and villages, experiencing severe levels of flooding and damage not seen by residents for decades.

On Friday, people were told to prepare their homes and businesses for flooding while nearby Skenfrith became the first place in the county to be devastated by flooding once again. As the evening rush hour got underway and businesses were shutting up shop for the night, new broke that the River Gavenny and Afon Cibi had burst their banks and begun to swamp much of the town. Water levels would continue rising until morning broke on Saturday.

In the early hours of that morning, news spread that flooding had also completely devastated people in nearby Monmouth. This is how a difficult weekend unfolded in pictures.

A wall on Pen y Pound, Abergavenny, collapses during flood
A wall collapsed on Pen y Pound, in Abergavenny, after flooding caused by Storm Claudia. (Tindle)
Tesco frogmore st flooded
This store on Frogmore Street was among those flooded on Friday evening. (Tindle)
Flooded businesses abergavenny
Daylight revealed the extent of the damages for businesses in Abergavenny on Saturday morning. (Tindle)
Flooding abergavenny
A makeshift flood defence is held together by a lone firefighter using traffic cones and sandbags. (Tindle)
Cars flood abergavenny
Motorists scrambled to get home through flood waters before the situation worsened. (Tindle)
The Coastguard begin evacuation of residents
The coastguard begins evacuating residents in Skenfrith, some of whom were flooded for the fifth time in as many years. (Des Pugh)
Monmouth flooding after Storm Claudia.November 16 2025. People are rallying together to help householders and businesses hit by unprecedented flooding in Monmouth. A major incident has been declared in the town by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service with crews helping dozens of people to safety. Natural Resources Wales (NRW) had issued four severe flood warnings amid concern of a "significant risk to life" with the River Monnow reaching record levels, exceeding those recorded during Storm Dennis in 2020 and Storm Bert in 2024.
Firefighters continued the cleanup in Monmouth in Monday. (Emma Trimble / SWNS)
Skenfrith's worst flooding in 100 years
The cleanup got underway in Skenfrith over the weekend. (Des Pugh)
Flooded scenes in Monnow, Street, Monmouth, South Wales. November 15, 2025. Storm Claudia causes chaos across the UK - as a river broke its banks and submerged a Waitrose. A major incident was declared in South Wales due to "severe and widespread" flooding in Monmouth. The River Monnow broke its banks in the early hours of the morning on November 15 (Sat) and has left cars and high street shops underwater.
It was a night nobody will ever forget in Monmouth. (Kim Hilton / SWNS)
Sandbag snowman
The sandbags might be chilling out in Aber for a little longer as we approach the festive season. (Tindle)
Plas Derwen
The Plas Derwen Hotel on Monmouth Road was submerged in flood water on Friday night. (Tindle)