Saturday was a total washout for millions of Scots.
Scotland took a battering from landslides, flooding and fallen trees yesterday as almost a month’s worth of rain fell in just 24 hours. The amber weather warning which took hold yesterday for most of Scotland came in contrast to the rest of the UK where southern England basked in 26 degree sunshine.
The airborne rescue of drivers took place in Argyll where cars became stranded on washed-out roads prone to landslides located within the heart of the amber warning area. Oban ended up being cut off from the rest of Scotland as floods and landslides blocked all routes out of the tourist town.Missing four-year-old boy 'has links to Dundee' as cops appeal for help
Police were turning cars back for their own safety yesterday as they warned drivers not to travel in Argyll and Bute. This rain, falling onto already saturated ground and into river catchments which are already high, will lead to further flooding and transport disruption.Many sporting events fell foul of the weather including the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at the Old Course St. Andrews.
The man, known only as Edward, claims that entire cities will be underwater because of global warning - and says he has photographic evidence.The Five Sisters Freeport Shopping Village, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, was a designer clothes hotspot when it opened 27 years ago.
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