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| Thunderstorms bring flooding and disruption | Thunderstorms bring flooding and disruption |
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| Torrential rain and thunderstorms have caused flooding and travel disruption across many parts of central and eastern Scotland. | Torrential rain and thunderstorms have caused flooding and travel disruption across many parts of central and eastern Scotland. |
| Homes in Fife, North Lanarkshire and Perthshire were flooded and the reopening of some schools after lockdown has been delayed. | |
| Scotrail said lightning strikes had caused power outages and a train has been derailed near Stonehaven. | |
| There are also reports of internet services being disrupted. | |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said a train south of Stonehaven had come off the rails at 09:40 on Wednesday morning. | |
| They are currently in attendance and there are no reports of injuries. | |
| Police said the incident was ongoing. | |
| Perth and Kinross, the Lothians, Forth Valley and the north east were the worst hit by overnight lightning strikes and heavy rain. | Perth and Kinross, the Lothians, Forth Valley and the north east were the worst hit by overnight lightning strikes and heavy rain. |
| The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to multiple reports of flooding in the Perthshire area, with many domestic properties affected. | The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to multiple reports of flooding in the Perthshire area, with many domestic properties affected. |
| Perth and Kinross Council said several roads in the area were still impassable due to flooding. | Perth and Kinross Council said several roads in the area were still impassable due to flooding. |
| Thunderstorms and torrential rain caused travel chaos for people in the North-east. Many schools, which were due to open for the first time in five months, have remained closed. | |
| The intensity of the rainfall left the drainage system on many roads in Aberdeenshire unable to cope, leading to huge pools of standing water. | |
| A number of residents in Aberdeen became trapped by the rising water and had to be rescued by dinghy. | |
| Several Schools, including three academies in Aberdeenshire are shut. | |
| Dozens of rail services to and from the North-East have been cancelled. | |
| A major clean up operation was under way in Stonehaven after streets in the city centre were flooded in the early hours. One business, the Carron Fish & Chip Bar was completely under water. The owners said it was their fourth flood in nine years and it had caused extensive damage. | A major clean up operation was under way in Stonehaven after streets in the city centre were flooded in the early hours. One business, the Carron Fish & Chip Bar was completely under water. The owners said it was their fourth flood in nine years and it had caused extensive damage. |
| Dunnottar school also said it could not reopen after lockdown after the area around the building was completely flooded and impassable even on foot. | Dunnottar school also said it could not reopen after lockdown after the area around the building was completely flooded and impassable even on foot. |
| A Met office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place from 15:00 to 21:00. | A Met office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms is in place from 15:00 to 21:00. |
| It warned that some places were likely to see "further severe thunderstorms", but with "significant uncertainty in location and timing". | It warned that some places were likely to see "further severe thunderstorms", but with "significant uncertainty in location and timing". |
| The warning covers southern, central and northern Scotland. | The warning covers southern, central and northern Scotland. |
| Meanwhile the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) issued flood warnings for Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus and Tayside. | Meanwhile the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) issued flood warnings for Aberdeenshire, Dundee and Angus and Tayside. |
| The fire service said a number of homes were flooded in Airdrie, while they were also in attendance on the M8 after the dual carriageway was badly affected by flooding between junctions five and seven. | The fire service said a number of homes were flooded in Airdrie, while they were also in attendance on the M8 after the dual carriageway was badly affected by flooding between junctions five and seven. |
| Police were advising people to avoid the area completely as diversion routes were also becoming flooded and impassable. | Police were advising people to avoid the area completely as diversion routes were also becoming flooded and impassable. |
| A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We were made aware of flooding on the M8 between junctions 5 and 6 in Lanarkshire shortly before 4am on Wednesday, 12 August. | A Police Scotland spokesman said: "We were made aware of flooding on the M8 between junctions 5 and 6 in Lanarkshire shortly before 4am on Wednesday, 12 August. |
| "No injuries have been reported and officers have assisted partner agencies." | "No injuries have been reported and officers have assisted partner agencies." |
| Fife Council said some schools, which were due to accept pupils for the first time since lockdown, had been heavily affected with power and building problems. | Fife Council said some schools, which were due to accept pupils for the first time since lockdown, had been heavily affected with power and building problems. |
| Glenrothes and Lochgelly high schools are closed, as are Auchtertool, Benarty Burntisland, Cardenden, Collydean, Denend, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, St Ninians, Torbain, Torryburn and Valley primary schools and their associated nurseries. | Glenrothes and Lochgelly high schools are closed, as are Auchtertool, Benarty Burntisland, Cardenden, Collydean, Denend, Kinghorn, Kinglassie, St Ninians, Torbain, Torryburn and Valley primary schools and their associated nurseries. |
| Freuchie Nursery is also closed, while Fair Isle Primary School is partially closed. | Freuchie Nursery is also closed, while Fair Isle Primary School is partially closed. |
| A landslide has also caused the closure of the A921 between Kinghorn and Burntisland. Police are urging motorists to use an alternative route. | A landslide has also caused the closure of the A921 between Kinghorn and Burntisland. Police are urging motorists to use an alternative route. |
| Overnight flooding at Victoria Hospital car park was an unwelcome surprise for NHS staff coming off night shift. | |
| An NHS Fife spokesman said: "Our staff have worked tirelessly overnight to manage the unprecedented flooding at our Victoria Hospital site. | |
| "It has been mainly staff, rather than patients, that have been affected by the flooding in car parks A and B and all staff have been provided with transport to get them home safely this morning after their shift. | |
| "A recovery effort is now under way to remove the damaged cars." | |
| 'Car is a write-off' | |
| Matty Gale, from Lincolnshire, said woke up in his hotel in Falkirk to find his car under water. | Matty Gale, from Lincolnshire, said woke up in his hotel in Falkirk to find his car under water. |
| He told the BBC: "I think my car is pretty much a write-off now. The water is up to the wheels. I can hear car alarms going off - the water has got into the electrics. I couldn't get a wink of sleep last night because of how loud the thunder was and the lightning was blinding. | He told the BBC: "I think my car is pretty much a write-off now. The water is up to the wheels. I can hear car alarms going off - the water has got into the electrics. I couldn't get a wink of sleep last night because of how loud the thunder was and the lightning was blinding. |
| "I might have to get the train home." | "I might have to get the train home." |
| Several Primary schools in the Stirling Council area were left without internet access due to the impact of the storms. | Several Primary schools in the Stirling Council area were left without internet access due to the impact of the storms. |
| The fire service control room in Edinburgh said they had received more than 500 calls through the night amid widespread thunder and lightning and torrential rain. | The fire service control room in Edinburgh said they had received more than 500 calls through the night amid widespread thunder and lightning and torrential rain. |
| All flights due to land at Edinburgh Airport are being diverted or delayed. | All flights due to land at Edinburgh Airport are being diverted or delayed. |
| BT's incident management team said a major outage at an exchange in Edinburgh, caused by the weather, was affecting about 100,000 customers' broadband on BT, EE and Plusnet in the city and surrounding area. | BT's incident management team said a major outage at an exchange in Edinburgh, caused by the weather, was affecting about 100,000 customers' broadband on BT, EE and Plusnet in the city and surrounding area. |
| It was reported at 06:30 and engineers were on site working on the issue. | It was reported at 06:30 and engineers were on site working on the issue. |
| Highland Council said it was having "major issues" with internet and network issues following the thunderstorms. | Highland Council said it was having "major issues" with internet and network issues following the thunderstorms. |
| It said the problems affecting its sites and home working access were due to the flooding of the exchange in Edinburgh. | It said the problems affecting its sites and home working access were due to the flooding of the exchange in Edinburgh. |
| Sumburgh Airport was closed to all arriving and departing aircraft on Wednesday morning due to the adverse weather conditions but remained open for emergency flights. | Sumburgh Airport was closed to all arriving and departing aircraft on Wednesday morning due to the adverse weather conditions but remained open for emergency flights. |
| In Perth, heavy rain caused flooding which affected the city's railway station. | In Perth, heavy rain caused flooding which affected the city's railway station. |
| ScotRail posted pictures of the water covering the tracks on social media. | ScotRail posted pictures of the water covering the tracks on social media. |
| Some routes were not operating trains at all. | Some routes were not operating trains at all. |
| At 09:25, ScotRail said there were no trains operating on the following routes: | At 09:25, ScotRail said there were no trains operating on the following routes: |