Homes in Royal Deeside were evacuated today as Storm Frank battered Scotland.
Flood alerts were issued for the villages of Marykirk, Ballater and Aboyne as high winds and lashing rain raised the level of the River Dee to dangerous levels.
Amongst the worst affected area was the village of Ballater.
These are the most dramatic photographs to have surfaced across the country today.
<a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/scotland-traffic/792015/watch-flood-waters-bring-scottish-road-network-standstill/" target="_blank">Cars have been swept away down the M74</a>
<a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/791954/flooding-submerges-scottish-train-station/" target="_blank">This train station has become a canal. </a>
<a href="https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/792319/tidal-wave-rushes-river-dee-toward-grand-home/" target="_blank">Tidal wave on River Dee, Dinnet</a>
Storm Frank: The eight most dramatic pictures from the floods so far
