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Flooding across Scotland leaves cars submerged | Flooding across Scotland leaves cars submerged |
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Flooding across Scotland has left cars, roads and fields submerged. | Flooding across Scotland has left cars, roads and fields submerged. |
One woman had to be rescued from her vehicle by canoe after her car became deluged by floodwater in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire. | One woman had to be rescued from her vehicle by canoe after her car became deluged by floodwater in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire. |
Other vehicles were left stranded on Saturday as they became swamped. | Other vehicles were left stranded on Saturday as they became swamped. |
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency originally had more than 40 flood warnings in place, with new warnings for snow starting on Monday. | |
A Met Office yellow snow and ice warning has now expired. | A Met Office yellow snow and ice warning has now expired. |
Heavy rain on Friday led to vehicles becoming stranded in Paisley and Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire and in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire. | Heavy rain on Friday led to vehicles becoming stranded in Paisley and Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire and in Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire. |
The wet conditions also led to the postponement of Friday's Scottish Premiership match between St Mirren and Hearts at the Simple Digital Arena in Paisley. | The wet conditions also led to the postponement of Friday's Scottish Premiership match between St Mirren and Hearts at the Simple Digital Arena in Paisley. |
Elsewhere, ScotRail had to close the line between Stirling and Perth for safety reasons after water levels breached a marker on the Mill O'Keir viaduct. | Elsewhere, ScotRail had to close the line between Stirling and Perth for safety reasons after water levels breached a marker on the Mill O'Keir viaduct. |
On the roads, flooding forced the closure of the northbound M876 at junction 2 Broomage in central Scotland. | On the roads, flooding forced the closure of the northbound M876 at junction 2 Broomage in central Scotland. |
Last weekend road, rail and ferry links were hit and football matches cancelled as Storm Dennis swept across Scotland. | Last weekend road, rail and ferry links were hit and football matches cancelled as Storm Dennis swept across Scotland. |
While the overall picture has improved during the week, parts of north-west England experienced more than a month's worth of rain between Thursday and Friday. | While the overall picture has improved during the week, parts of north-west England experienced more than a month's worth of rain between Thursday and Friday. |