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| Rescue for 14 in Stirling trapped by flash floods | Rescue for 14 in Stirling trapped by flash floods |
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| Fourteen people were rescued by boat from Stirling County Rugby Club after torrential thundery downpours affected the area. | Fourteen people were rescued by boat from Stirling County Rugby Club after torrential thundery downpours affected the area. |
| Stirling fire and rescue service's water rescue unit was called out at about 20:45 on Monday. No-one was injured. | Stirling fire and rescue service's water rescue unit was called out at about 20:45 on Monday. No-one was injured. |
| Flash flooding affected many roads in Stirling and Edinburgh. | Flash flooding affected many roads in Stirling and Edinburgh. |
| In Stirling, Castleview Primary and Wallace High schools are expected to remain closed. | In Stirling, Castleview Primary and Wallace High schools are expected to remain closed. |
| Edinburgh and Stirling had been hit with flash flooding and thunder with one man stranded on a car roof. | Edinburgh and Stirling had been hit with flash flooding and thunder with one man stranded on a car roof. |
| One road in Stirling was deep enough with flowing water to create an improvised water slide. | One road in Stirling was deep enough with flowing water to create an improvised water slide. |
| Heavy rain led to disruption in the west of the capital across Bankhead, Clermiston and Corstorphine. | Heavy rain led to disruption in the west of the capital across Bankhead, Clermiston and Corstorphine. |
| Earlier Edinburgh Trams suspended some services until water had subsided from the tracks and advised passengers to use buses instead. | Earlier Edinburgh Trams suspended some services until water had subsided from the tracks and advised passengers to use buses instead. |
| The MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, posted footage of water lapping up the front of her constituency office on St John's Road. | The MP for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, posted footage of water lapping up the front of her constituency office on St John's Road. |
| She advised people in the area to stay safe and to alert the emergency services if they were affected by flooding. | She advised people in the area to stay safe and to alert the emergency services if they were affected by flooding. |
| Ms Jardine said: "The water appears to have gone down as quick as it rose - but we're hearing terrible stories about people in other parts on top of cars. | Ms Jardine said: "The water appears to have gone down as quick as it rose - but we're hearing terrible stories about people in other parts on top of cars. |
| "I'm worried about people coming home to flooded homes. The first thing we did was put the electricity off - if it gets into the wiring it can be dangerous. | "I'm worried about people coming home to flooded homes. The first thing we did was put the electricity off - if it gets into the wiring it can be dangerous. |
| "We've had heavy thunder from around 13:00 and I think the drains couldn't cope as we're at the foot of the hill." | "We've had heavy thunder from around 13:00 and I think the drains couldn't cope as we're at the foot of the hill." |
| Police advised motorists to take care and use alternative routes where possible. | Police advised motorists to take care and use alternative routes where possible. |