:00:09. > :00:15.Torrential rain and high winds have swept through Scotland,
:00:16. > :00:21.Hundreds of people have had to leave their homes,
:00:22. > :00:25.Eleanor Bradford has our first report tonight from the South West.
:00:26. > :00:27.This area has never seen anything like it.
:00:28. > :00:32.This couple were trying to reach their one-year-old child
:00:33. > :00:35.at a grandparents's house, when they found themselves cut off.
:00:36. > :00:42.The roads are closed, so we are a bit stranded appear.
:00:43. > :00:53.The river broke its banks earlier on this morning, and one vehicle
:00:54. > :00:55.unfortunately got stuck in the middle, and the driver
:00:56. > :00:58.and his companion were stuck in the vehicle and had
:00:59. > :01:02.Just down the road, and little the owner of this caravan park
:01:03. > :01:14.See the sign at the bottom, this is as high as it got.
:01:15. > :01:17.Further inland, the town of Newton Stewart was cut off,
:01:18. > :01:20.the power station flooded, there was no electricity or phones.
:01:21. > :01:22.By lunchtime, in Dumfries, a severe flood warning had been
:01:23. > :01:31.issued, meaning a danger to life from the rising waters of the river.
:01:32. > :01:38.The worst of the rain has passed but experts warned that is central and
:01:39. > :01:43.North East of Scotland water levels may not pick until tomorrow.
:01:44. > :01:45.In South Ayrshire 12 people, including two children,
:01:46. > :01:48.were rescued from a bus after it was stranded in flood water
:01:49. > :02:01.Stranded, a bus trying to keep to its normal roof -- route in Ayrshire
:02:02. > :02:05.this lunchtime but ended up stuck in the floodwaters with passengers on
:02:06. > :02:11.board. Police officers could not reach them immediately so a had been
:02:12. > :02:15.made to rescue them. It was the afternoon by the time the helicopter
:02:16. > :02:19.started winching the passengers off the bus. The Fire Service said they
:02:20. > :02:25.decided rescuing them by boat just was not a safe option. Because of
:02:26. > :02:29.the flow of the water it was my initial concern that if we were
:02:30. > :02:36.trying to evacuate them on the water it could put them in danger so that
:02:37. > :02:41.was the rationale behind utilising additional water resources that were
:02:42. > :02:44.requested for the incident. Neither driver nor passengers including two
:02:45. > :02:48.children were injured but they had had a very frightening experience.
:02:49. > :02:53.The water came in the bus and went up and up. It got to the Windows I
:02:54. > :02:57.was big waves and you could see the current and it was very scary. It
:02:58. > :03:03.covered the front seats on the whole of the front lower section of the
:03:04. > :03:06.bus was completely with water. The driver and passengers had a lucky
:03:07. > :03:10.escape today but the emergency services are warning that this
:03:11. > :03:14.should act as a reminder of just how dangerous floodwaters could be.
:03:15. > :03:16.People in parts of Aberdeen are having to leave their homes
:03:17. > :03:33.This is the closest we can get to the south of Aberdeen to. Conditions
:03:34. > :03:37.have deteriorated with the river burst gets banks are several points.
:03:38. > :03:42.Residents have been clear from their homes and to elderly persons homes
:03:43. > :03:47.have been evacuated tonight with the residents going to rest centres at
:03:48. > :03:52.the city. The helicopter is searching after a report of two cars
:03:53. > :03:58.floating down the river Dee. The coastguard teams are hoping --
:03:59. > :04:01.helping with the search. With a levels are expected to remain high
:04:02. > :04:02.and people are urged to be vigilant the evening.
:04:03. > :04:04.Tonight, at least 3,000 homes across Scotland
:04:05. > :04:08.One of the worst affected towns is Ballater in Aberdeenshire,
:04:09. > :04:10.where the River Dee burst its banks, forcing hundreds of people
:04:11. > :04:19.This is what happens when river water has nowhere else to go.
:04:20. > :04:24.Ballater, on the banks of the river Dee, but now with the river's water
:04:25. > :04:33.When the water is this high, it is time to leave.
:04:34. > :04:36.This is the scene in the centre of ballot this evening,
:04:37. > :04:39.the water has started to recede, but it is still raining,
:04:40. > :04:42.and hundreds of people are camped in the community hall that cannot go
:04:43. > :04:46.Many are afraid of what they will find when they go home.
:04:47. > :04:48.Those forced from their homes have taken shelter in a community hall.
:04:49. > :04:59.Many said they had to leave their homes in a hurry.
:05:00. > :05:01.I went to the back door, and the water was lapping
:05:02. > :05:04.It was as quick as that, ten minutes, the water
:05:05. > :05:11.Scottish Fire and Rescue have been out in force in several spots
:05:12. > :05:32.Further down the river, water was threatening property.
:05:33. > :05:35.But some things, like this mobile home, could not escape the waters
:05:36. > :05:46.A severe flood warning remains in place, for the River Tweed
:05:47. > :06:00.By late afternoon it became clear that residents would have to get
:06:01. > :06:03.out. The emergency services went into to help evacuate. As the
:06:04. > :06:08.streets became rivers locals were brought out by boat. Only a few
:06:09. > :06:13.hours earlier residents had been hopeful that their flood defences
:06:14. > :06:18.would hold. But water is an unpredictable force and how quickly
:06:19. > :06:25.things change. The flood defences that we had gone. It is incredible
:06:26. > :06:30.how quickly the water has risen here and flooded this part after the
:06:31. > :06:34.river burst its banks. This car is half submerged in water and the
:06:35. > :06:38.streets signs as well. By the middle of the afternoon the river was a
:06:39. > :06:44.lake. The water levels here are at their highest levels since 19 I have
:06:45. > :06:52.never seen it as high as this before. Residents whose homes are
:06:53. > :06:53.affected must wait until the morning to see how much damage has been
:06:54. > :06:56.done. Let's get the latest
:06:57. > :07:04.weather forecast now. The heaviest rain has now passed by
:07:05. > :07:08.here are some totals for the 20 hours in which we were battered by
:07:09. > :07:12.the storm. You can see Scotland topping the table. Big totals four
:07:13. > :07:16.Northern Ireland and Cumbria. Tonight a lot of dry weather across
:07:17. > :07:20.Scotland and another band of showery rain moving into the south from
:07:21. > :07:24.midnight onwards. Not as heavy as we have seen. It will be chilly in the
:07:25. > :07:28.North with a touch of Frost and I patches. Tomorrow it is a share
:07:29. > :07:33.restart of the scholar with a show was working their way through the
:07:34. > :07:36.morning. A lovely morning for Highlands and the north-east.
:07:37. > :07:42.Heavier showers will work their way north east across the country. Cold
:07:43. > :07:47.enough to see when us over the hills. The rain extends south across
:07:48. > :07:51.the spine of the country so dry and clear and cold conditions developing
:07:52. > :07:56.around it. Heavy rain is on the weather front itself. The South and
:07:57. > :08:00.east Anglia are hanging on to the brighter and milder conditions.
:08:01. > :08:04.Through the evening tomorrow the rain continues to work its way north
:08:05. > :08:11.east across Scotland and behind it try and clear and colder conditions.
:08:12. > :08:14.Showers for the aisles. A few for the Glasgow area but for most of
:08:15. > :08:20.Central and southern and eastern Scotland it becomes dry. It will be
:08:21. > :08:24.chilly with temperatures close to freezing. It will be a cold start a
:08:25. > :08:28.New Year's Day but a dry one from most of us in the bright one of
:08:29. > :08:32.well. A scattering of showers for the Western Isles. A good deal of
:08:33. > :08:35.sunshine during the day especially across the North. Tending to cloud
:08:36. > :08:40.over from the south and will pick up later in the day as well. As we head
:08:41. > :08:43.into Saturday we are back under the influence of low pressure and there
:08:44. > :08:45.will be strong winds and rain and the rain rain will be heavy at
:08:46. > :08:46.times. Our next update is during Breakfast
:08:47. > :08:51.at 6.25am tomorrow morning. But, from everyone on the late team
:08:52. > :09:09.here in Glasgow and around MUSIC: This Is War
:09:10. > :09:12.by 30 Seconds To Mars