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| Scotland floods: Clean-up continues in Stonehaven | Scotland floods: Clean-up continues in Stonehaven |
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| A clear-up is continuing in Stonehaven, where dozens of homes were evacuated on Sunday because of flooding. | A clear-up is continuing in Stonehaven, where dozens of homes were evacuated on Sunday because of flooding. |
| About 40 residents were moved from their homes in the Aberdeenshire town after the River Carron burst its banks and water rose to above waist-height. | About 40 residents were moved from their homes in the Aberdeenshire town after the River Carron burst its banks and water rose to above waist-height. |
| Concerns have been raised about the health risks from raw sewage, which is being cleared from the town centre. | Concerns have been raised about the health risks from raw sewage, which is being cleared from the town centre. |
| More than 20 flood warnings are still in place across Scotland, mainly in Perthshire, Angus and Aberdeenshire. | More than 20 flood warnings are still in place across Scotland, mainly in Perthshire, Angus and Aberdeenshire. |
| The Met Office said the wettest place in the UK since the heavy rainfall began on 19 December, to 06:00 on Monday, has been Tyndrum in Perthshire, with 155mm (6.1in) of rain. | The Met Office said the wettest place in the UK since the heavy rainfall began on 19 December, to 06:00 on Monday, has been Tyndrum in Perthshire, with 155mm (6.1in) of rain. |
| Some other areas have already also exceeded their full-month December average, including Dyce and Craibstone in the north east of Scotland. | Some other areas have already also exceeded their full-month December average, including Dyce and Craibstone in the north east of Scotland. |
| Scottish Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse visited Stonehaven and Brechin on Monday to see the damage caused by the floods. | Scottish Environment Minister Paul Wheelhouse visited Stonehaven and Brechin on Monday to see the damage caused by the floods. |
| He said: "At what is a particularly difficult time of year to face such circumstances, I was reassured by authorities in Stonehaven that everyone who was forced from their homes over the weekend have now either gone to stay with relatives or been temporarily rehomed. | He said: "At what is a particularly difficult time of year to face such circumstances, I was reassured by authorities in Stonehaven that everyone who was forced from their homes over the weekend have now either gone to stay with relatives or been temporarily rehomed. |
| "I was hugely impressed with the community spirit that was abundant." | "I was hugely impressed with the community spirit that was abundant." |
| David Fleming, a member of Stonehaven Community Council, said action to improve flood defences must be accelerated. | David Fleming, a member of Stonehaven Community Council, said action to improve flood defences must be accelerated. |
| He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Quite a lot of work was done since 2009 but nature is always there to bite you back and we need to do more. | He told BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme: "Quite a lot of work was done since 2009 but nature is always there to bite you back and we need to do more. |
| "There are some plans but they need to be brought forwards from being just plans to get some action on the ground and that's now a huge priority for this part of the world." | "There are some plans but they need to be brought forwards from being just plans to get some action on the ground and that's now a huge priority for this part of the world." |
| Head of hydrology for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Richard Brown said more rain was forecast but problems should ease. | Head of hydrology for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency Richard Brown said more rain was forecast but problems should ease. |
| He said: "The rivers have had a good chance to drain down overnight but we are expecting further rain later on, spreading up from the south - we anticipate that will have some impact on river flows and levels but we don't anticipate them going back to the sort of levels we saw yesterday. | He said: "The rivers have had a good chance to drain down overnight but we are expecting further rain later on, spreading up from the south - we anticipate that will have some impact on river flows and levels but we don't anticipate them going back to the sort of levels we saw yesterday. |
| "It should be relatively lighter rain and less persistent, but to be clear we do still have a good number of flood warnings and alerts in force." | "It should be relatively lighter rain and less persistent, but to be clear we do still have a good number of flood warnings and alerts in force." |
| Grampian Police said there was still problems with localised flooding, closing stretches of some roads and leaving others passable with care, but officers stressed that the water levels were subsiding. | Grampian Police said there was still problems with localised flooding, closing stretches of some roads and leaving others passable with care, but officers stressed that the water levels were subsiding. |
| In Brechin, residents in the River Street area were placed on alert as the waters of the River South Esk rose on Sunday, but later receded. | In Brechin, residents in the River Street area were placed on alert as the waters of the River South Esk rose on Sunday, but later receded. |
| Rail and ferry services were also disrupted because of the conditions. A landslip near Cairnrobin affected services between Dundee and Aberdeen but these were returning to normal on Monday morning. | Rail and ferry services were also disrupted because of the conditions. A landslip near Cairnrobin affected services between Dundee and Aberdeen but these were returning to normal on Monday morning. |
| Serco Northlink Ferries services between the Northern Isles and Aberdeen also faced delays because of high winds. | Serco Northlink Ferries services between the Northern Isles and Aberdeen also faced delays because of high winds. |
| In Stonehaven, emergency services will be issuing health advice because of presence of raw sewage in the town centre. | In Stonehaven, emergency services will be issuing health advice because of presence of raw sewage in the town centre. |
| Locals described how water poured into the main streets from the fields above the town in the early hours of Sunday. | Locals described how water poured into the main streets from the fields above the town in the early hours of Sunday. |
| Up to 100 homes were searched by the emergency services and about 40 were vacated. | Up to 100 homes were searched by the emergency services and about 40 were vacated. |
| Residents were taken to a rest centre at Mackie Academy and have since secured temporary accommodation with family or friends. | Residents were taken to a rest centre at Mackie Academy and have since secured temporary accommodation with family or friends. |
| Those affected by the floods are being urged to visit the town hall for help. | Those affected by the floods are being urged to visit the town hall for help. |
| Gifts, food and clothes have been donated and are available to people who have been forced from their homes. | Gifts, food and clothes have been donated and are available to people who have been forced from their homes. |
| The organisers of the Stonehaven Fireballs ceremony - an annual Hogmanay tradition - said they would let residents decide whether it should go ahead. | The organisers of the Stonehaven Fireballs ceremony - an annual Hogmanay tradition - said they would let residents decide whether it should go ahead. |
| After talks on Monday they have said they want it to. | After talks on Monday they have said they want it to. |
| The procession takes place along a street which was one of the roads flooded. | The procession takes place along a street which was one of the roads flooded. |
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