Drivers are facing a major detour after a landslip closed a Moray road.
Torrential rain caused a 65ft section of carriageway on the B9012 between Dallas and Knockando to collapse.
The road was shut yesterday and, with the damage still being assessed by the local authority, it is not yet known when it will reopen.
A local councillor voiced fears that further heavy rainfall could prolong repair works.
The landslip happened near Aultahuish Bridge, two miles outside Dallas.
There is local access to farms and properties on either side of the collapsed carriageway, but the road is closed to through traffic and will remain shut until further notice.
The location of the incident means that commuters travelling from Knockando to Dallas now face a 25-mile detour.
A Moray Council spokesman said: “Unfortunately, the only diversion is fairly lengthy.
“The traffic which would normally go directly from Knockando to Dallas will instead have to go via Archiestown, Rothes and Elgin, and in the opposite direction for traffic going between Dallas and Knockando.”
Speyside Glenlivet councillor Fiona Murdoch, a regular user of the affected stretch of road, said: “The council does seem to be moving quickly to get it fixed, because it’s an awful long way around for people travelling.
“It really doesn’t look safe right now but everything possible that can be done is being done.”
Ms Murdoch said the area had been affected by severe weather conditions in the past.
She added: “Some of the showers we get around this part of Moray can be very brief but can be so heavy as to completely obscure your windscreen as you’re driving.
“Our infrastructure just can’t cope with these sudden, sharp downpours, which severely undermine a lot of our roads.
“How quickly the road can be repaired will depend on there not being any more of these bad showery phases.”