People evacuated from their flooded properties fear they may not be back in their homes by Christmas.
Kim Clark said she couldn't bring herself to leave her property and was waiting on firefighters to rescue her
Ms Clark told BBC Scotland News on Friday morning that she couldn't bring herself to leave her property when she was urged to do so the previous day, and was waiting on firefighters to rescue her."River Street is now, put it this way, the river.Ms Clark took refuge upstairs with her son and dog while she waited to be rescued and said the water was reaching the top of her downstairs windows.
Ms Masson, 33, had not even had a chance to make a cup of tea and unpack her belongings in the Angus town on Thursday before she was told by the council at about 16:30 that she would have to leave. She added: "I knew Brechin could flood when the weather is bad but I've never been in the middle of something like this.Muriel Thomson decided to stay in her house in Mitchell Drive despite the red weather warning and risk of floods.
Ms Thomson added: "We thought for a horrible moment we were going to get trapped in it because we could not get the doors open.Ms Thomson, who has lived in the house for 28 years, eventually managed to get the car to safety.
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