Roads and rail hit by flooding in Scotland

Roads and rail hit by flooding in Scotland

Roads and rail hit by flooding in Scotland. Severe weather has brought disruption to roads, rail services and ferries across much of Scotland. Schools were closed and homes evacuated as the flooding and high winds struck first in the south of the country and spread northwards during the day.

The east was hardest hit by the disruption on Tuesday evening, with many roads closed throughout Lothian and Borders.The Edinburgh city bypass was shut between the Calder and Straiton junctions because emergency services were unable to drain flood water.

The slip road onto the northbound M90 at junction two in Fife was closed by a landslide, while about 10 miles of the A92 was closed between Ladybank and the Tay Road Bridge as a result of flood water and abandoned vehicles.

Floods and fallen trees affected many parts of Angus, but it was Grampian which experienced the worst of the weather on Tuesday night.

Police said that the main rivers had all burst their banks in places.

High winds and driving rain made driving difficult across the region, with many roads closed and others are barely passable.

Flooding and high winds also affected roads around Inverness, including the Raigmore Interchange and the Kessock Bridge.

Homes were flooded and schools were closed as the south of the country woke up to the worst of the early weather on Tuesday.

Meteorologists said that at least 70mm of rain had fallen in parts of the south in 36 hours.

Residents had to evacuate several homes at Innerleithen in the Borders, and more than 30 elderly people were moved out of their accommodation at Kelso as a precaution.

At one point the Borders General Hospital in Melrose was effectively cut off by flood water.

Firefighters had difficulties getting to the scene of a large fire on a farm near the town because of flooding.

Source: bbc