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| Heavy rain brings flooding damage | Heavy rain brings flooding damage |
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| Flood waters are receding after rivers burst their banks, homes were flooded and roads were blocked by torrential rain across Fife. | Flood waters are receding after rivers burst their banks, homes were flooded and roads were blocked by torrential rain across Fife. |
| Every firefighter on duty in the area was called out to help deal with more than 100 incidents overnight. | Every firefighter on duty in the area was called out to help deal with more than 100 incidents overnight. |
| The north east of Fife, Falkland, Kirkcaldy, Oakley, Rosyth and St Andrews were worst affected. | |
| Many of the calls dealt with by emergency services involved homes being flooded when streams burst their banks. | Many of the calls dealt with by emergency services involved homes being flooded when streams burst their banks. |
| There was also a "slight landslide" on the A92 near to Kilmany, where the road was closed after being covered with mud and stones. | There was also a "slight landslide" on the A92 near to Kilmany, where the road was closed after being covered with mud and stones. |
| The deluge turned some roads into rivers/Pic: Arek Stasiak, KirkcaldyA spokeswoman for Fife Fire and Rescue Service said: "We have had about 120 calls regarding flooding in Fife, people have called from all over the county, it's not been confined to one part of the county. | The deluge turned some roads into rivers/Pic: Arek Stasiak, KirkcaldyA spokeswoman for Fife Fire and Rescue Service said: "We have had about 120 calls regarding flooding in Fife, people have called from all over the county, it's not been confined to one part of the county. |
| "There have been no major evacuations or anything like that, but a lot of people's homes have been flooded. It's just been excessive rain across the county, local burns bursting their banks and things like that. | "There have been no major evacuations or anything like that, but a lot of people's homes have been flooded. It's just been excessive rain across the county, local burns bursting their banks and things like that. |
| "The amount of rain we have had has been unbelievable and that's been the main focus." | "The amount of rain we have had has been unbelievable and that's been the main focus." |
| A spokesman for Fife Constabulary said that "numerous" small roads were closed because of the flooding, with some people having abandoned their cars when they realised how deep the water was. | A spokesman for Fife Constabulary said that "numerous" small roads were closed because of the flooding, with some people having abandoned their cars when they realised how deep the water was. |
| And he said the heavy rain on Saturday had caused a 20ft wall in Kings Crescent, Rosyth, to collapse. | And he said the heavy rain on Saturday had caused a 20ft wall in Kings Crescent, Rosyth, to collapse. |
| But the police spokesman added: "Fortunately no-one has been injured in any of the incidents." | But the police spokesman added: "Fortunately no-one has been injured in any of the incidents." |
| Situation monitored | Situation monitored |
| Environment Minister Michael Russell said he had been monitoring events. | Environment Minister Michael Russell said he had been monitoring events. |
| He said: "The destruction flooding can cause is traumatic in terms of loss of property and devastating for the people and businesses directly affected. | He said: "The destruction flooding can cause is traumatic in terms of loss of property and devastating for the people and businesses directly affected. |
| "As we have seen in Fife it can also cause travel problems and disrupt peoples' lives. | "As we have seen in Fife it can also cause travel problems and disrupt peoples' lives. |
| "The Scottish Government is in touch with the relevant local agencies in Fife and will continue to monitor the situation closely today and overnight." | "The Scottish Government is in touch with the relevant local agencies in Fife and will continue to monitor the situation closely today and overnight." |
| Are you affected by the flood damage? Do you have pictures or video? Send them to the BBC news website. Click hereto send an e-mail. | Are you affected by the flood damage? Do you have pictures or video? Send them to the BBC news website. Click hereto send an e-mail. |
| Send your pictures to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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