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Drivers rescued from flood water Torrential rain causes flooding
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Four people have been rescued from vehicles which were engulfed by "waist high" flood water in Greenock. Torrential rain has been causing problems in many parts of Scotland.
An elderly disabled man was removed from a car and taken to Inverclyde Hospital for treatment. Four people were rescued from vehicles engulfed in "waist high" flood water in Greenock. An elderly disabled man was taken to hospital for treatment.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue also helped two men from a van and a woman from a lorry. They did not require treatment. Police in the south of Scotland warned motorists to take care in "horrendous driving conditions" across the region.
The vehicles were caught in rising flood water in the town's Cumberland Road and Westmorland Road at about 1420 GMT on Friday. Meanwhile, Central Scotland Police said torrential rain had caused many of the area's main routes to become flooded or blocked with stranded cars.
A spokeswoman for the fire service said the incidents had now been dealt with but the emergency services would remain at the scene for some time. Every road in and out of Falkirk was blocked and Central Scotland Fire and Rescue Service said they were dealing with numerous calls regarding flooding in the Falkirk, Denny and Larbert areas.
The vehicles in Greenock were caught in rising flood water in the town's Cumberland Road and Westmorland Road at about 1420 GMT.
'Manhandle him'
A spokeswoman for the fire service said the incidents had now been dealt with, but the emergency services would remain at the scene for some time.
Richard Duncan, group commander with Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, said the disabled man who had been rescued had been in fear for his life.Richard Duncan, group commander with Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, said the disabled man who had been rescued had been in fear for his life.
"We were called out to a flooding incident where we had reports of a gentleman trapped in his vehicle up to waist height," he said."We were called out to a flooding incident where we had reports of a gentleman trapped in his vehicle up to waist height," he said.
"The gentleman was extremely upset and was quite concerned that he wasn't going to be able to get out."The gentleman was extremely upset and was quite concerned that he wasn't going to be able to get out.
"We managed to calm him down and, using specialist personal protection equipment, manhandle him out of the vehicle and hand him over to the Scottish Ambulance Service.""We managed to calm him down and, using specialist personal protection equipment, manhandle him out of the vehicle and hand him over to the Scottish Ambulance Service."
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue also helped two men from a van and a woman from a lorry. They did not require treatment.
Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary said the A76 road had been closed between Kelloholm and Kirkconnel because of the flooding and there are also problems on the A74.