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| Train services between Dundee and Aberdeen will not be back to normal until Saturday at the earliest, Network Rail has said. | Train services between Dundee and Aberdeen will not be back to normal until Saturday at the earliest, Network Rail has said. |
| Travel has been disrupted since Thursday evening due to a landslip near Stonehaven and flooding in Angus. | Travel has been disrupted since Thursday evening due to a landslip near Stonehaven and flooding in Angus. |
| The landslip has since been cleared but fire fighters are still pumping water from the rail line at Inverkeilor. | The landslip has since been cleared but fire fighters are still pumping water from the rail line at Inverkeilor. |
| A clear-up is also under way in Dundee after heavy rain caused damage to about 100 properties in the city centre. | A clear-up is also under way in Dundee after heavy rain caused damage to about 100 properties in the city centre. |
| Tayside Fire and Rescue incident commander, Stewart Edgar, said the rains in Dundee brought the worst flooding he had seen in the city for many years. | Tayside Fire and Rescue incident commander, Stewart Edgar, said the rains in Dundee brought the worst flooding he had seen in the city for many years. |
| He added: "There was a deluge of rain and that, incorporated with the high tide, produced severe flooding. | He added: "There was a deluge of rain and that, incorporated with the high tide, produced severe flooding. |
| My stock's ruined - it's just been an absolute nightmare Karen SmithHairdresser href="/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7576953.stm">Promise to act after flood damage | |
| "There was about two to three feet of water affecting many residential and commercial properties." | "There was about two to three feet of water affecting many residential and commercial properties." |
| The town centre was closed off during the rush hour on Thursday evening as water flooded into shops in the city's commercial hub. | The town centre was closed off during the rush hour on Thursday evening as water flooded into shops in the city's commercial hub. |
| The worst affected streets were Trades Lane, Dock Street, and Candle Lane, with eight fire engines and up to 50 firefighters dealing with flood damage around the city centre. | The worst affected streets were Trades Lane, Dock Street, and Candle Lane, with eight fire engines and up to 50 firefighters dealing with flood damage around the city centre. |
| The water began receding in the late evening but shopkeepers said the downpour had caused thousands of pounds of damage to their businesses. | The water began receding in the late evening but shopkeepers said the downpour had caused thousands of pounds of damage to their businesses. |
| Hairdresser Karen Smith said the water started to flood over the toilets like a river in her salon on Commercial Street. | Hairdresser Karen Smith said the water started to flood over the toilets like a river in her salon on Commercial Street. |
| "My stock's ruined - it's just been an absolute nightmare," she said. | "My stock's ruined - it's just been an absolute nightmare," she said. |
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