By Taite Johnson

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When the rain came down at the weekend the unimaginable happened to Nigel and Ian Davies as they had to be rescued by emergency services after their home flooded. It was all due to heavy rainfall that hit the region and a damaged culvert in the area. Whilst some people were videoed swimming in the overflowing water that submerged the major roundabout in Swansea , 80-year-old bedbound Ian was being transported to safety by boat along with his son and full time carer, 52-year-old Nigel. The father and son are now having to stay in emergency accommodation for what could be months as their home that holds many memories is destroyed. Heavy rainfall and a damaged culvert at a social club in the Cwmbwrla area led to flash flooding that saw cars submerged under water for days before teams were able to pump the area. Never miss a Swansea story by signing up to our newsletter here During the worst of the floods on Sunday, Nigel watched his fridge float across the kitchen of his childhood home as his father lay bedbound, due to his complex health conditions, waiting for rescue. Seeing the home he raised his son and spent years with his late wife damaged by the flooding was very hard for Ian. Nigel said: “My father has lived in that house for 50 years, it’s where he built a family, his wife died not that far off 20 years now, but all of his memories of her wrapped up in that house. And it was really, really difficult for him to see what had happened.” But the community has rallied around the pair. Friends of Nigel’s who he met online after sharing an interest in Swansea City , Alex and Kaitlin, set up a fundraising page to help the pair as many of their belongings were destroyed and they have now been moved to emergency accommodation. Nigel has been stunned by the thoughtful messages and donations left by friends, family and complete strangers. Although “massively grateful” for the donations and kind words shared, Nigel has said he is also feeling “awkward and embarrassed” by having people donate to him and his father. His thanks however is also being given to Swansea City Football club co-owner, Brett Cravatt, who donated £1,000 to the family as well as other members of the club. The fundraising has now reached more than £4,000. Nigel said: “It is crazy. It’s massively generous and again I feel very awkward about it but it goes to absolutely illustrate the type of people that we now have running the football club.”