04/01/2016 Reporting Scotland

from being located. Here on BBC One, it's time for the news where you

are. High winds and heavy rain

are continuing across the east and north east of Scotland,

hampering efforts to repair the damage caused

by last week's storm. There are still dozens

of flood warnings in place A common scene on street after

street, the effect of last Wednesday's floods are still being

felt. Residents emptying their homes of their sodden possessions. Water

levels are knee-high after three days of heavy, persistent rain, but

nowhere near the freak conditions that cause the devastation last

week. In nearby Braemar, a local stream burst its banks. We have been

involved in evacuating quarters, these are residential flats, and

there have been 45 people evacuated, and also evacuating another area.

The water is rising up to six inches per hour now. Back here, the

clean-up continued. This is where you can see the full extent of the

havoc caused by Storm Frank. Hardly a camper van or holiday home has

been left undamaged. Many have been swept down the river. Some people

have lost everything. All gone down the river. I don't know if they will

rebuild the site. There's the danger of it happening again, isn't there?

Caravan park flooded for a second time in a week. Thankfully, the

residents had been moved out. Built in the 16th century to be

impregnable, this castle near about moral looking rather vulnerable. The

banks of the river swept away. The owner of the castle, one of those

who had to be rehoused. The nearby village of Braemar has

been virtually cut off Our reporter Andrew Anderson managed

to get there and has been finding The rain continues to full here in

Braemar today. Torrents of water continued to come down the rivers.

This village is virtually cut off to the outside world, certainly to

vehicles. We are told the road to the south is closed at the moment

but the main problem is on the bridge. It carries the main road out

of the village to and from Aberdeen. One part of the bridge has been

badly damaged by the sheer force of the water coming down the river. We

are now thinking the levels are peaking on the river so we can start

to mobilise and get our temporary works in and we will be working as

fast as we can to get this bridge repaired. There are also power cuts

here in the village but the main worry was when telephone lines went

down. Satellites for communications were put in the town square to make

sure urgent communications could be made to the outside world if they

were needed. Villagers are trying to get on with everyday life as they

can. But it has been a challenging few days for them. We tried to get

the doctor out and a fire crew from Dundee were sent here. And the

coastguard would have come on gifted people had they needed it. This rain

is forecast for the next couple of days. There is no talk of getting

the Army in to help restore the village's links with the outside

world but it will be some weeks at least before things get back to

normal. -- there is now talk. Other major rivers have

again burst their banks, Tonight, homes in Inverurie

have been evacuated due Perth is a town that knows all about

flooding, yet it was caught a little off-guard this afternoon. The river

rose more quickly than expected with the floodgates down at Queensbridge.

Around the corner, firefighters pumped water from this building.

Further north, they worked hard to keep the water at bay. This

childminder is still clearing up after her house and business were

flooded out last week. It is distressing because it happened so

quickly. It is surprising how quickly it moves and the force with

which it comes in, and it is hardest for the children, trying to keep

them calm. With farmland already saturated, the water had nowhere

else to go. This is the sorry sight of Angus. This car is only aid of

the visible down the road. And in Inverurie, this car got stuck. Here

impress your the roads have been closed as the bad weather continues

this afternoon and police up and down the country are warning drivers

not to disobey the signs. In the Borders two people have been

charged. It is simple- do not drive through a "Close road" sign. If the

road is closed you must take a different route. Some householders

decided it was time to leave as the river rose. It has been coming

through and further up the last couple of hours. Just moved

everything. We've just prepared. Put things as high up as we can and

moved out, so we've at least had time to get ready, which a lot of

places don't have time, and nobody is hurt. So far, firefighters on

stand-by, eight common sight across the country, as they sit and wait.

-- a common sight. Meanwhile, the main West Coast rail

line between Glasgow and Carlisle A viaduct north of Lockerbie,

damaged during last week's storm, A bus journey was not what they

wanted. There are no trains on the West Coast Main Line so passengers

in Glasgow central today were being sent by Buster Carlyle. It will add

around an hour to their journeys. -- by bus to Carlisle. Just hope for

the best. I'm a bit upset, to be honest, because I've got two young

kids and it's supposed to be a direct route, but it is the weather,

right? It is because of this. The pier that supports the bridge is

looking damaged and investigations are continuing but they are being

hampered by continuing bad weather. So for the meantime, you can travel

two ways from Scotland. I do get a bus from Glasgow orbit on train from

Edinburgh and go down the East Coast Main Line. Virgin Rail train tickets

will be accepted for these journeys. -- or get on a train. Engineers have

been working around the clock in extremely difficult conditions to

gain access to the viaduct so we can understand the scale of the damage

that has been caused by the storm. Network Rail say they are hoping

replacement buses like these will be a thing of the past by the end of

January. They say they are working hard to repair the viaduct. The

problem is, a lot of the work is needed to be done under water and

the weather is still hampering efforts, so hopefully by the

beginning of the brewery, services will be back to normal.

The A83 at the Rest and Be Thankful has been closed overnight due

to fears that a giant boulder above the route could fall.

Inspections after a landslip discovered the 150-tonne boulder,

which also threatens the diversion route along the Old Military Road.

The alternative diversion via Dalmally is currently being used.

The route is due to re-open at 9am in the morning.

Work will then get under way to remove the rock using explosives.

Well, now, what else but the weather forecast?

Good evening. We've had some incessant rain across eastern

Scotland and this is the reason why. We had an area of low pressure

across Wales and its been generating weather front of the weather front,

and those stuck over eastern Scotland, with easterly winds in,

bringing more rain. There is still this second level of warning for

rain from the Met Office, and Amber warning, so we would expect to see

further spells of localised flooding and travel disruption as well. That

has been extended to seek -- to Teesside and Angus tomorrow right

through to lunchtime. We will see the rain pulling in across eastern

Scotland and a number of yellow warnings as well. The aware of the

possibility of localised flooding. Much drier picture across western

Scotland. A more static picture. We still have that driving easterly

wind bringing showers into the Northern Isles as well. Further rain

to come across eastern Scotland, cold enough to turn to snow on

higher ground, holding onto the sunny weather across the north-west

frequent showers for Northern Ireland, especially for Wales and

down towards the south-west, with a number of yellow warnings south of

the border. Do check the website for the details. Further north, the

temperatures get lower. The rain keeps piling in across eastern

Scotland with some snow in the mix of a higher ground for tomorrow

evening. Dry in the West. A gradual improvement on Wednesday but Tay 's

-- stays cold and turns windy.