Ten airlifted to security as heavy downpours trigger landslides in Scotland
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en individuals have been airlifted to security after heavy rain brought about landslides throughout a number of roads in Scotland.
Police Scotland stated “a number of vehicles” had been caught between the landslides close to the city of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute on Saturday.
While London and southern England basked in unseasonably heat weather, the Met Office issued amber and yellow rain warnings for large parts of Scotland and northern England from Saturday to Sunday morning.
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “We were called to reports of multiple landslides on the A83 and A815 on the morning of Saturday, 7 October, 2023.
“A number of vehicles were stuck between the landslides.
“Emergency services, including HM Coastguard, attended and ten people were airlifted to safety. There were no reports of injuries.
“The roads remain closed and drivers are urged to avoid travel in the area.”
Vincent Fitzsimons, flood obligation supervisor for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), stated flood warnings had been issued throughout Scotland.
He stated: “I want to be very clear that this is not a normal autumn day for Scotland.
“We’re expecting extensive river and surface water flooding in affected areas. There is a danger to life. There will be widespread impacts to road and rail. There is a risk of more significant community scale property flooding.”
A yellow rain warning protecting a lot of Scotland, energetic from midnight on Saturday to 6am on Sunday, may convey rainfall of 50-75mm in low-lying areas and near 100mm on larger floor.
The Met Office warns this might result in properties and companies.
Within that could be a separate amber warning protecting Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife from 3am on Saturday to 6am the next day.
The Met Office stated this space may see as a lot as 150-180mm of rainfall accumulating within the wettest spots with many areas struggling heavy rain already in a single day.
Network Rail Scotland posted on X, previously Twitter: “A month’s worth of rain is expected today, likely leading to widespread flooding across Scotland.
“With this in mind, we’re limiting train speeds on almost all routes to protect passengers, staff and the railway. Check your journey before travelling.”
Members of the general public battle with flooding as torrential rain continues in Dumbarton, Scotland, on Saturday
/ Getty ImagesRail providers being cancelled on Saturday embody London North Eastern Railway (LNER) trains north of Newcastle in addition to a number of routes throughout Scotland.
Avanti West Coast additionally suggested clients between Scotland and Preston to not journey, and confirmed there can be no providers working north of the latter.
Transpennine Express providers between Manchester, Liverpool, Preston to Carlisle and Glasgow and Edinburgh are additionally affected.
A LNER spokesman stated: “Customers are advised not to travel north of Newcastle.”
Scotland’s Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop stated: “It’s important people plan their journeys before they set off.
“Motorists should make sure their routes are available, follow the travel advice from Police Scotland and drive in accordance with the conditions.
“If you are planning to travel by train, ferry or plane, please check with your operators to see if the conditions are having any impact on your services.”
Sporting occasions throughout Scotland have additionally been hit by the heavy rain with the third spherical of the Alfred Dunhill Links golf championship at St Andrews postponed till Sunday.