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Rail services resume after floods | |
(about 2 hours later) | |
The line between Dundee and Aberdeen has reopened after Network Rail successfully completed works to clear a landslip and flooding. | |
Network Rail engineers pumped flood waters of up to 5ft in depth from the track at Inverkeilor, near Montrose. | |
Debris was also taken from the line at Carmont, near Stonehaven. | |
Services had been suspended on Thursday night, but resumed later on Friday with a full timetable expected to be running from 1800 BST. | |
A landslip near Stonehaven and flooding in Angus had been blamed for the disruption. | |
The landslip was later cleared but fire fighters were called in to pump water from the rail line at Inverkeilor. | |
A clear-up was 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 Promise to act after flood damage | My stock's ruined - it's just been an absolute nightmare Karen SmithHairdresser 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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