A MASSIVE landslide caused by hours of persistent rainfall has brought disruption to the village of Tintern.

Several tons of mud and uprooted trees cascaded on to the main road 50 metres away from the Moon and Sixpence pub at 11am today.

No vehicle or passers-by were affected, but police closed the road, the A466, in both directions and diversions are in place.

Residents were alarmed at the huge amount of debris in the middle of their village as this is the second landslide to have hit Tintern in the last year.

Dave Rogers, 67, a retired artist, who is staying in a holiday home in Tintern, said: "I was reversing out of the drive just down the road and I heard a dustbin come crashing across the road, then huge lumps of trees and mud suddenly shot across the road."

Police and council officers had already been working hard in the village since 7.30am to help residents affected by flooding.

The entire ground floor of one residential home, opposite the Wye Valley Hotel, was flooded after thousands of gallons of rainwater came streaming down a steep valley, from the direction of Catbrook.

Lesley Scott, who lives just a few metres away from the site of the latest landslide, said: "It's a wonder nobody was killed. Anyone walking by or driving could have been seriously hurt.

"I was upstairs and came down after it happened, it was very shocking. We have all had enough in the village and it will start to affect house prices."

Dawn Floyd, chair of Tintern Community Council, called for a public inquiry into the issue.

"We were told it was safe but I have had tremendous concerns since it happened last year.

"We need a public inquiry because it is putting people's lives at risk."