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| Heavy rain storms cause flooding | Heavy rain storms cause flooding |
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| Flooding has hit parts of Perth and Kinross and north east Fife after heavy rain storms. | Flooding has hit parts of Perth and Kinross and north east Fife after heavy rain storms. |
| Tayside Fire and Rescue said they started to receive calls at about 0930 BST, mainly in the Kinross, Milnathort and Scone areas. | Tayside Fire and Rescue said they started to receive calls at about 0930 BST, mainly in the Kinross, Milnathort and Scone areas. |
| In Fife, Cupar and the surrounding areas were affected and most roads into the town were closed. | |
| The Met Office has issued a heavy rain warning for Perth and Kinross, Angus, Dundee, Stirling and Clackmannanshire. | The Met Office has issued a heavy rain warning for Perth and Kinross, Angus, Dundee, Stirling and Clackmannanshire. |
| Residents of Falkirk, Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray have also been warned to prepare for heavy downpours. | Residents of Falkirk, Aberdeenshire, Highland and Moray have also been warned to prepare for heavy downpours. |
| Willie Robertson, a councillor and shop owner in Milnathort, said the "heavens opened" at about 0930 BST. | Willie Robertson, a councillor and shop owner in Milnathort, said the "heavens opened" at about 0930 BST. |
| "It was raining like I've never seen in my life before, it was just torrential rain," he said. | "It was raining like I've never seen in my life before, it was just torrential rain," he said. |
| Cars struggled through the water in Cupar. Pic: John Haddon | Cars struggled through the water in Cupar. Pic: John Haddon |
| "The drains in the street just couldn't take the amount of water and it was overlapping the pavement and flowing into all the premises, especially on this north side of New Road." | "The drains in the street just couldn't take the amount of water and it was overlapping the pavement and flowing into all the premises, especially on this north side of New Road." |
| He estimated that there had been about a foot of water in his agricultural store and that pubs and the post office had also been affected. | He estimated that there had been about a foot of water in his agricultural store and that pubs and the post office had also been affected. |
| In 2006, property was damaged and at least 40 people had to leave their homes after bad flooding in the area. | In 2006, property was damaged and at least 40 people had to leave their homes after bad flooding in the area. |
| "We've never had as much water in our shop ever, even in the times where the flood defence scheme didn't work, or before we had a flood defence scheme," Mr Robertson said. | "We've never had as much water in our shop ever, even in the times where the flood defence scheme didn't work, or before we had a flood defence scheme," Mr Robertson said. |
| "This is T in the Park weekend, which is a big weekend for the village in terms of income generation, so I'm just hoping that the two pubs that have been affected can manage to get themselves sorted out before then." | "This is T in the Park weekend, which is a big weekend for the village in terms of income generation, so I'm just hoping that the two pubs that have been affected can manage to get themselves sorted out before then." |
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