LONDON — Dozens of people were rescued or evacuated from homes in Wales after a river overflowed and swamped the town of Monmouth during heavy rains from Storm Claudia that drenched parts of the U.K. and Ireland.

Aerial footage showed roads under muddy brown water, submerged cars and businesses along its main street flooded after the River Monnow rose to a record level and spilled over its banks.

Nearly 12 centimeters (4.7 inches) of rain fell in southeast Wales overnight and there was also some flooding in England from the storm that brought damaging winds that downed trees. Several rail lines were disrupted by high water or toppled trees.

“I personally haven’t seen it so bad for probably 40 years," since flood defenses were put in place for Monmouth, said Peter Fox, a Conservative mem

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