The highest weather alert is expected to remain in place until midday on Friday.
The highest weather alert, which has been in place since 6pm on Thursday and is expected to last until midday on Friday, has been extended to cover Angus, South Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross and Dundee. People in these areas are urged not to travel and to stay at home, with ‘exceptional’ levels of rain likely to result in significant disruption and danger to life.
Road operating companies have been working to clear roads while rail and bus services have been axed in affected areas. SEPA has issued local flood warnings and encouraged people to follow alerts. “The Red Warning has been expanded to cover further parts of Scotland and we expect weather conditions to deteriorate seriously overnight. Our message is clear - if you live in the areas covered by the Red Warning, please stay at home and do not travel, unless advised to relocate to a rest centre.
Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Houston said: “Emergency services, local authorities and a range of resilience partnerships are working extremely hard to prepare and respond during what is an extremely challenging event. Police officers are helping local authorities evacuate a large number of properties in the Tayside area which is seeing some of the most significant impacts of the storm.
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