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| Road reopens after flash flooding | |
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| The A96 has reopened after it was closed to the east of Inverness due to flash flooding in the area overnight. | |
| Large amounts of silt were washed off neighbouring fields on to the road, leaving some drivers stuck for hours. | Large amounts of silt were washed off neighbouring fields on to the road, leaving some drivers stuck for hours. |
| Heavy rain hit Inverness and Nairn between 2200 BST and midnight on Thursday. | Heavy rain hit Inverness and Nairn between 2200 BST and midnight on Thursday. |
| The fire and rescue service said a number of homes in Nairn suffered damage as a result of the rapid build-up of flood water. | The fire and rescue service said a number of homes in Nairn suffered damage as a result of the rapid build-up of flood water. |
| Further flooding was avoided due to staff from Highland Council putting down sandbags and fire crews pumping water out of some areas - including Nairn's Trades Park Road and Union Street. | Further flooding was avoided due to staff from Highland Council putting down sandbags and fire crews pumping water out of some areas - including Nairn's Trades Park Road and Union Street. |
| The A96 road between the Balloch turnoff and Tornagrain was particularly badly hit. | |
| Diversions were in place during the closure. | |
| Rain water rushes down a street in Nairn | Rain water rushes down a street in Nairn |
| Catherine Bunn, of Highland Campervans near Dalcross, said there had been traffic chaos. | |
| She said a police car sent to help stranded motorists became stuck itself, along with a small lorry. | She said a police car sent to help stranded motorists became stuck itself, along with a small lorry. |
| Ms Bunn said the force of the water coming off the fields was "tremendous". | Ms Bunn said the force of the water coming off the fields was "tremendous". |
| She said Kerrowaird farm house was "turned into a castle with a moat". | She said Kerrowaird farm house was "turned into a castle with a moat". |
| "Aside from devastating the gardens and the paddock, the mud from the fields flowed with such a force the driveway material has been washed down the drive track and onto the A96," she added. | "Aside from devastating the gardens and the paddock, the mud from the fields flowed with such a force the driveway material has been washed down the drive track and onto the A96," she added. |
| "Our drive is now impassable by cars as the rainwater has carved out grooves in the track almost 2ft deep in places and uncovered large boulders in the track." | "Our drive is now impassable by cars as the rainwater has carved out grooves in the track almost 2ft deep in places and uncovered large boulders in the track." |
| Thunderstorms and localised flooding have affected the Highlands since the start of the week. | Thunderstorms and localised flooding have affected the Highlands since the start of the week. |
| The Met Office forecast for Saturday is for wet and windy conditions across northern Scotland, with locally heavy rain across the far north. | The Met Office forecast for Saturday is for wet and windy conditions across northern Scotland, with locally heavy rain across the far north. |