11/08/2011
Scottish Road And Rail Network 'Flooded'
Heavy rain has caused disruption to rail services, closed roads and left houses flooded across Scotland.
Glasgow has been badly affected, with commuters at Queen Street station facing long delays this morning.
Train operators have been working throughout the day to restore services, after the severe disruption in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Homes have been flooded in Rosyth and KIlmany, while precautionary measures were taken in the Meadows area of Huntly in Aberdeenshire for a second time in a week.
Dumfries and Galloway Police warned drivers to take extra care on the roads, in anticipation of heavy rain.
Tayside Police said that river levels were very high in their region, but said that there were no reports of significant flooding, although they did warn motorists to exercise caution on the roads.
Fife Fire and Rescue Service said that they had six call-outs about flooding since 23:00 on Wednesday.
More rain is being forecast over the next few days and the Met Office warned of a risk of flooding from standing water and from swollen rivers and streams.
Twenty-two flood warnings and 14 flood alerts are in place across Scotland.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Glasgow has been badly affected, with commuters at Queen Street station facing long delays this morning.
Train operators have been working throughout the day to restore services, after the severe disruption in both Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Homes have been flooded in Rosyth and KIlmany, while precautionary measures were taken in the Meadows area of Huntly in Aberdeenshire for a second time in a week.
Dumfries and Galloway Police warned drivers to take extra care on the roads, in anticipation of heavy rain.
Tayside Police said that river levels were very high in their region, but said that there were no reports of significant flooding, although they did warn motorists to exercise caution on the roads.
Fife Fire and Rescue Service said that they had six call-outs about flooding since 23:00 on Wednesday.
More rain is being forecast over the next few days and the Met Office warned of a risk of flooding from standing water and from swollen rivers and streams.
Twenty-two flood warnings and 14 flood alerts are in place across Scotland.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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