As heavy downpours continue to batter large parts of Scotland, terrifying pictures have emerged of another river bursting its banks.
A number of rivers including the Dee, Don, Garry, Findhorn and North Esk have burst their banks since the Storm Frank first hit and now the River Isla has become the latest to overflow and flood surrounding roads.
The A923 near Coupar Angus has been particularly badly hit by the River Isla flooding, with emergency services forced to rescue a driver from the area after they tried to drive through the Coupar Angus floods.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has dozens of flood warnings in place and three flood alerts.
The warnings follow severe flooding caused by Storm Frank last week, which left many stranded, in temporary accommodation or without electricity.
Vincent Fitzsimons, Sepa’s hydrology duty manager, said: “Rivers have been rising since Saturday and flood warnings have been issued. It’s important to note that the rain is less intense but more prolonged than during Storm Frank.
“This means that rivers will rise more slowly but then stay high for much longer – from Sunday through till Tuesday. The peak for most areas will be on Sunday night and Monday morning.”
Mr Fitzsimons said river levels in the north-east were of most concern, including those around Kintore, Inverurie, Brechin and Aberdeen, but the agency was also keeping a close eye on communities in the Borders and Caithness.
The Met Office said: “Over the period ending late Monday, many areas look like receiving a further 40-80 mm of rain, with some of the high ground receiving 100-150 mm – this in addition to that which has fallen over the previous 24 hours.
“However, this looks like being fairly evenly spread out, which should slightly ease the resulting impacts.
“Given the saturated nature of the ground, there is a greater risk of surface water and river flooding than might normally be expected.”
A number of roads remain closed in Aberdeenshire, Perthshire and Angus while others have been affected by surface water.
