The money will be donated to flood-hit Welsh communities.
A crowdfunding campaign launched by actor Michael Sheen to help flood-hit communities of South Wales has doubled its target in its first day.
The Frost/Nixon star, who grew up in Neath Port Talbot, hoped to raise at least £10,000 for people whose homes have been flooded in the Welsh valleys.
As of Thursday, the campaign has raised over £25,000 from more than 920 donors.
Announcing the campaign on Wednesday, Sheen, 51, said: “The devastation that Storm Dennis has left behind is very real and thousands of people across the UK have lost everything.
“Friends and family of mine have been affected in South Wales and my hope is that we can raise money to help with the rescue efforts on the frontline.”
Posting an update to Twitter, Sheen said: “Thanks so much to all donating and sharing. Already doubled our initial target within 24 hours!
“People all over world sending £10, £20 donations and saying sorry it’s not more! Hugely touched by it. Let’s keep going.”
All the money raised from the campaign will go to the Wales Council for Voluntary Action, which Sheen has been the president of since 2017.
It will then be distributed to communities across Wales, with those worst affected taking priority.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani province has issued a flood alert due to glacial melting and warned of heavy loss of life, officials said Saturday.
The country has witnessed days of extreme weather, killing scores of people and destroying property and farmland. Experts say Pakistan is experiencing heavier rains than normal in April because of climate change.
In the mountainous northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has been hit particularly hard by the deluges, authorities issued a flood alert because of the melting of glaciers in several districts.
They said the flood could worsen and that people should move to safer locations ahead of any danger.
“If timely safety measures are not taken, there is a possibility of heavy loss of life and property due to the expected flood situation,” said Muhammad Qaiser Khan, from the local disaster management authority.
Latest figures from the province said that 46 people, including 25 children, have died in the past five days due to rain-related incidents.
At least 2,875 houses and 26 schools have either collapsed or been damaged.
The southwest province of Baluchistan has also been battered by rainfall. It said it had limited resources to deal with the current situation but if the rains continued, it would look to the central government for help.
In 2022, downpours swelled rivers and at one point inundated one-third of Pakistan, killing 1,739 people. The floods also caused $30 billion in damage.
Pakistan's monsoon season starts in June.
People pass by a damaged electric pole caused by flooding due to heavy rains near Chaman area, Pakistan, Thursday, April 18 2024. Lightning and heavy rains led to 14 deaths in Pakistan, officials said Wednesday, bringing the death toll from four days of extreme weather to at least 63, as the heaviest downpour in decades flooded villages on the country's southwestern coast. Flash floods have also killed dozens of people in neighboring Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Habib Ullah)
