The A470 Crimea Pass between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan was said to be impassable with cars turning back.

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For the next two hours the 5 miles up ahead would be impassable.

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The ocean drive on the bluff, which has for years been the pride of Long Branch, is each year becoming narrower, and within a short time will be impassable.

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The villages of Yealmpton and Tamerton Foliot in Devon are said to be "impassable".

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Because the weather can be bad and the roads impassable, "I only get to each of the three missions three times a year, " he says.

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More than 400 homes were damaged, roads were impassable and people had to be rescued from two holiday parks after days of torrential rain in June.

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According to police Cronk-Y-Voddy, Baldwin and Dalby remain closed and impassable and these roads should not be used.

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''Someone must be called to account for so many of our roads being impassable and resulting in many motorists having to abandon their vehicles.

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First Great Western said trains in the region could be disrupted for the next two days due to 12 areas of "impassable" track between Devon and Somerset.

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Impassable roads meant that the company didn't expect to be able to send out enough crews to assess damage and start repairs until Sunday morning, said NStar spokesman Michael Durand.

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