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Flood warnings follow heavy rain | Flood warnings follow heavy rain |
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Flood warnings are in place in several parts of Scotland after heavy rain. | |
Rivers in the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and Angus were under threat of bursting their banks and there were alerts for parts of the west coast. | |
On the roads, Dumfries and Galloway was badly affected by fallen trees and localised flooding. | |
The Erskine Bridge closed to high-sided vehicles on Sunday afternoon. The A78 was shut between Skelmorlie and Largs earlier in the day due to flooding. | |
A number of people had to be plucked from the water at Dalgety Bay in Fife after a strong gust of wind knocked over a series of dinghies. | A number of people had to be plucked from the water at Dalgety Bay in Fife after a strong gust of wind knocked over a series of dinghies. |
Forth Coastguard said no-one had been injured in the incident at about 1200 GMT on Sunday. | Forth Coastguard said no-one had been injured in the incident at about 1200 GMT on Sunday. |
Sepa warned of the flooding risk near Dunkeld | Sepa warned of the flooding risk near Dunkeld |
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had two severe flood warnings in place on Sunday evening. | |
They were for the River Tummel, between Pitlochry Dam and Ballinluig, and the River Tay from Kenmore to the A9 road bridge upstream of Dunkeld. | They were for the River Tummel, between Pitlochry Dam and Ballinluig, and the River Tay from Kenmore to the A9 road bridge upstream of Dunkeld. |
Ten flood warnings were in force, covering parts of the River Tay, River Lyon, River Earn, River Nith and River Isla. | |
Kenmore and Loch Tay, the Clyde Coast, the Renfrewshire and Inverclyde coast and the Jed Water were also subject to warnings. | |
There were also 17 flood alerts covering many parts of the country, from the Highlands to Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders. | There were also 17 flood alerts covering many parts of the country, from the Highlands to Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders. |
The problems came two days after heavy rain caused flooding in Dumfries and Galloway, with the River Nith overflowing in Dumfries. |