Residents in parts of the north-east have been told to remain vigilant over the next two days after heavy rain caused record river levels and severe flooding across the region.
Inverurie, Port Elphinstone, Ellon, Keith, Huntly, Turriff, Kintore and parts of Aberdeen have been badly affected after the rivers Don and Ythan burst their banks.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) said it is now expecting river levels to fall gradually, and that there will not be further impacts on the scale seen earlier this week.
But a spokesman warned there is still a possibility of “residual impacts” in Kintore and Inverurie, where two severe flood warnings remain in force.
A spokeswoman for Aberdeen City Council has urged residents to keep alert however, and said: “The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has suggested that river levels in the city will not rise any further and will start to decrease gradually over the course of the day…
“However, residents in the Grandholm and Culter areas are advised to remain extra vigilant over the next 48 hours.”
Gauges in Haughton, just outside Inverurie, measured the Don at 18.37ft – the highest level for 45 years – while it measured 18ft at Parkhill in Aberdeen.
In Ellon, the Ythan stood at 14.4ft at its peak, 3.93ft above the previous record level in 1983, according to Sepa figures.