Two children were rushed to hospital after a "mass casualty" incident at a beach in Wales.

A major rescue operation was carried out by coastguards at Aberavon Beach on Sunday evening after the children got into "serious difficulty" in the sea off the slipway. Three of the youngsters were rescued after coastguards deployed a throw line. The others were rescued while in the water.

The coastguard described it as a "mass casualty" rescue. Police, ambulance crews and local volunteers were all involved in the huge emergency services operation. The casualties were rescued from the sea while Coastguard Rescue Officers carried out emergency care. The children were then transferred to the care of the ambulance service.

The emergency response involved three ambulances. Two of the youngsters

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