Motorists alerted to flood warnings

11/08/11

Dave Clement

Motorists across Scotland have been urged to drive cautiously after a series of flood warnings were issued amid heavy rain in many parts of the country.

Dumfries and Galloway Police warned that drivers should take extra care on the roads in anticipation of continuing downpours.

Flooding was likely in Aberdeenshire, parts of Inverness-shire and other areas through to the Borders, warned the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa).

A Sepa spokesman predicted a gradual rise in river levels. "But as rain is persistent rather than thundery downpours, we do not expect to see any sudden increases," he added.

Its website detailed flood warnings for a host of areas. These were Central Scotland, Tayside, Fife, Edinburgh and Lothian, the Borders, Dundee and Angus, Argyll and Bute, west central Scotland, Ayrshire and Arran, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen city, and Skye and Lochaber.