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More disruption after summer floods hit parts of Scotland | More disruption after summer floods hit parts of Scotland |
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Strong winds and heavy rain continue to cause disruption across parts of Scotland after flooding hit on Friday. | Strong winds and heavy rain continue to cause disruption across parts of Scotland after flooding hit on Friday. |
The Open Golf Championship in St Andrews was suspended after just 32 minutes of play, with 40mph gusts of wind blowing balls across greens. | The Open Golf Championship in St Andrews was suspended after just 32 minutes of play, with 40mph gusts of wind blowing balls across greens. |
A welfare van opened early in Alyth to help residents affected by flash flooding which cut power off and forced people from their homes. | |
Storms also saw the evacuation of the Tiree Music Festival site overnight. | |
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) now has just one flood warning for the Innerpeffray to Bridge of Earn area, with most of its flood alerts also stood down. | |
Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution was dealing with more than 750 homes in Alyth cut off at the peak of the problems. | |
Only a handful still have no electricity and Scottish Hydro said it was working to reconnect them "where it was safe to do so". | |
A company spokesman said a bridge over the Alyth Burn that carried cables was washed away. | A company spokesman said a bridge over the Alyth Burn that carried cables was washed away. |
At the golf, the lost competition time means The Open will be played through until Monday, instead of Sunday. | |
The Met Office has now lifted its severe weather warning, which had run through until 13:00 on Saturday. | |
The forecast for the rest of day is improving, becoming drier and brighter for most. | |
Rain should also gradually die away from part of North Argyll and the West Highlands. |