STAFF at a Ruthin salon have been left 'absolutely devastated' following the floods which occurred in the town this week.
On Wednesday, the North Wales Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that boats were used to evacuate eight people from their homes in Ruthin and a further 10 people had 'self-evacuated'.
At least 15 properties were flooded and businesses on Clwyd Street were also struck down by the floods.
Among those was Tommy's Hair Company - who lost everything on the ground floor of their salon.
Denbighshire Free Press:
The company started off as a Ruthin business on the town Square in 2002 before moving to Clwyd Street in 2004. 
A staff member, who was at the salon in the process of clearing up after the floods yesterday, told the Free Press: "Everything down stairs is lost and the padding on the walls have soaked the water right up to about two meters or so."
A statement posted to Tommy's Hair Company's Facebook page added: "We are absolutely devastated following last nights flash flooding and events in Ruthin. 
"Sadly our salon has been affected as has many of our neighbours and fellow business premises. We will come back from this difficult time by uniting together and helping each other. Please stay safe and stick together."
Denbighshire County Councillor Huw Hilditch-Roberts, who also runs the post office in Ruthin, was at the scene of the floods on Wednesday evening.
He said: "I think the worst thing about these floods was that it happened so quickly, within half an hour or so, it had made its way into Well Street and the levels were so high - I was up to my waist in it.
"In terms of the floods we've had over the years, this was something of a minor one, with the flood defences on Mwrog Street seemingly working - but it was Mill Street and Clwyd Street which were the worst affected and it's been a matter of clearing up there ever since. 
"I would like to thank those who have offered accommodation and other generosity to residents, such as IT Williams who have donated a skip and those such as Ruthin Town Council who are working on funding for residents.
"We as a county council sympathise with the victims of these floods and we are now working on recovery and flood defences. Anyone who wishes to find out how they can access support or funding can contact me on huw.hilditch-roberts@denbighshire.gov.uk."
Denbighshire County Council is now conducting an investigation into the cause of the floods, alongside Natural Resources Wales.
A statement from DCC added: “Our thoughts are with all our residents who have been affected by the severe weather and flooding over the last 24 hours.
“In the expectation of heavy rain we checked critical culverts across the county, and made sure that as many resources as possible are available to respond to issues.  However, we are unable to stop flooding from happening and our resources were seriously stretched as surface water created problems across the County.
“There was significant rainfall over a sustained period of time yesterday and throughout the day staff were working across the county closing roads which were dangerous to motorists, and responding to issues as best we could.  In anticipation of any necessary evacuations we opened rest centres in St Aspah and Ruthin for any residents who were affected, and these were stood down at 11pm. We had one person attend the rest centre in Ruthin and nobody in St Asaph."