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| Slip could close A83 Rest and Be Thankful for 24 hours | |
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| The A83 in Argyll could be closed for up to 24 hours after a landslide. | |
| Up to 100 tonnes of the hillside slipped, with some falling onto the Rest and Be Thankful, west of Loch Lomond, at 07:00, resulting in the road being closed in both directions. | |
| A long diversion is in place which will add significantly to journeys times. It runs via the A83, A819, A85 and A82. | A long diversion is in place which will add significantly to journeys times. It runs via the A83, A819, A85 and A82. |
| This is the third time in four years the Rest and Be Thankful, in Argyll and Bute, has been affected by a landslide. | |
| It was closed for lengthy periods in 2007 and 2009. | |
| The most recent slip follows several days of heavy rain across the country. | The most recent slip follows several days of heavy rain across the country. |
| There are about 30 flood warnings in force across Scotland, many of them in Perthshire. In Hawick, fire crews had to pump out their own station. | There are about 30 flood warnings in force across Scotland, many of them in Perthshire. In Hawick, fire crews had to pump out their own station. |
| Updating MSPs on the latest situation during question time at Holyrood, First Minister Alex Salmond said: "Engineers are on site as we speak, but there can be no clearance operation until the water has subsided and a risk assessment of any further slippage is carried through." |