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| Downpour affects roads and homes | Downpour affects roads and homes |
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| Heavy rain has flooded homes and brought disruption to roads in areas across the north and east of Scotland. | Heavy rain has flooded homes and brought disruption to roads in areas across the north and east of Scotland. |
| Hundreds of homes in Moray are being evacuated in what the local authority has declared a major incident. | Hundreds of homes in Moray are being evacuated in what the local authority has declared a major incident. |
| Grampian Police have also advised motorists across the region not to travel unless it is necessary. | Grampian Police have also advised motorists across the region not to travel unless it is necessary. |
| The A1 has reopened after being closed overnight. Some roads in Fife and Perth and Kinross have been closed while East Coast Mainline trains face disruption. | The A1 has reopened after being closed overnight. Some roads in Fife and Perth and Kinross have been closed while East Coast Mainline trains face disruption. |
| Emergency services in Moray have been monitoring water levels all night and took the decision to evacuate 50 homes in Fochabers at about 0200 BST after 20 suffered flooding. | Emergency services in Moray have been monitoring water levels all night and took the decision to evacuate 50 homes in Fochabers at about 0200 BST after 20 suffered flooding. |
| There is a very real risk that flooding will occur in parts of Elgin Jill StewartMoray Council | There is a very real risk that flooding will occur in parts of Elgin Jill StewartMoray Council |
| Moray Council said families had been taken to a local hotel and that part of a bridge had been swept away, with trees washed downstream. | Moray Council said families had been taken to a local hotel and that part of a bridge had been swept away, with trees washed downstream. |
| Local resident Ian Gordon told BBC Radio Scotland: "The flood water's in my home and it's in maybe 15 or 20 homes in my immediate area, some houses are quite bad, water was maybe two foot up the doors of some of the house. | |
| "We're absolutely not happy, we were flooded here 12 years ago, the same bridge, same problem, and we were promised that it would be replaced with a steel bridge or a single arch bridge, concrete or whatever, and nothing's been done." | |
| In Elgin moves are under way to get people out of their homes as water levels rise on the River Lossie. | In Elgin moves are under way to get people out of their homes as water levels rise on the River Lossie. |
| A rest centre has opened at Elgin High School and preparations have been made to receive up to 200 households. Parents were advised to call schools to find out of they are open. | A rest centre has opened at Elgin High School and preparations have been made to receive up to 200 households. Parents were advised to call schools to find out of they are open. |
| Jill Stewart, chief housing officer with Moray Council, told BBC Radio Scotland that upwards of 200 to 400 households were at risk in Elgin. | Jill Stewart, chief housing officer with Moray Council, told BBC Radio Scotland that upwards of 200 to 400 households were at risk in Elgin. |
| She said: "There is a very real risk that flooding will occur in parts of Elgin and at the moment we are evacuating people from those areas at risk." | She said: "There is a very real risk that flooding will occur in parts of Elgin and at the moment we are evacuating people from those areas at risk." |
| In Grampian, police warned that numerous roads were impassable due to flooding and said the heavy rain was anticipated to continue for some time. | In Grampian, police warned that numerous roads were impassable due to flooding and said the heavy rain was anticipated to continue for some time. |
| Insp Ian Wallace said: "This has had an impact on the entire area and our advice is to stay at home unless travel is urgent and unavoidable." | Insp Ian Wallace said: "This has had an impact on the entire area and our advice is to stay at home unless travel is urgent and unavoidable." |
| Northern Constabulary urged drivers to exercise extreme care when travelling on the A96. | Northern Constabulary urged drivers to exercise extreme care when travelling on the A96. |
| Tayside Police also said roads across the entire region were badly affected by surface water. | Tayside Police also said roads across the entire region were badly affected by surface water. |
| Are you affected by the heavy rain? Do you have pictures or video? Send them to the BBC news website. Click here to send an e-mail. | Are you affected by the heavy rain? Do you have pictures or video? Send them to the BBC news website. Click here to send an e-mail. |
| Send your pictures to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. | Send your pictures to newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk or text them to 61124. If you have a large file you can upload here. |
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