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Rhydgoch Cemetery, owned by Swansea Council, has been impacted in recent weeks with the collapse of a large tree in a section of the cemetery.

The collapsed tree is now resting across a number of headstones, prompting the Council's parks team to adopt a more careful approach in its efforts to remove the tree safely without causing further damage to the headstones.

While a number of smaller branches have now been removed to reduce the tree's overall weight, the team is waiting for the delivery of a crane on site to lift the tree away from the area.

Cyril Anderson, Cabinet Member for Community, said: "At the moment, the fallen tree is sitting across a number of headstones and is fairly stable.

"We are taking our time with the removal, so further damage is not caused. This means working methodically to avoid uncontrolled movement of the tree stem as well as consideration for the safety of our park operatives when working with such a large structure.

"A crane is due to be brought in to safely lift the tree stem away from the cemetery, but this will take some time to deploy

"We understand how distressing this may be for families, and we want to reassure them that we're doing all we can.

"Once the tree has been removed we will be able to undertake a full assessment of any damage that has been caused and will contact those families affected by this incident.

"The cemetery is still open to the public but we would ask that any families that are visiting Rhydgoch, avoid the area where the tree collapse is."