A girl has been reportedly swept into the River Don in Aberdeenshire as widespread flooding hit Scotland, police have stated.
Police and emergency crews are on the scene the place it’s believed the individual could have been attempting to rescue a canine.
A Police Scotland spokesperson stated: “Around 3.05pm on Friday, 18 November, police were called to the River Don near to Monymusk following a report of concern for a woman in the water.
“Police and Emergency Services attended and searches had been carried out. Following assessments of the river circumstances, the search has been stood down for the night. Police inquiries are ongoing.”
Scotland has been battered with rain and flooding, with relaxation centres opening in some components of Aberdeenshire after flood warnings had been escalated to extreme on Friday.
The northeast of the nation has been hammered by the dangerous climate with the native council warning residents to take steps to guard their properties.
Road maps of closures as a consequence of floods have been circulated and relaxation centres will open in Ballater, Aboyne, Inverurie and Kemnay for these needing assist and who’re unable to remain of their properties.
Aberdeenshire Council warned that river ranges will peak in a while Friday, with sandbag factors arrange within the area to guard from floodwaters.
Power cuts are additionally affecting Inverurie, Kintore, Stonehaven, Portlethen and Hatton of Fintray, with studies of broadband additionally being down.
There was additionally localised flooding in some components of Edinburgh, with footage displaying the Crewe Toll roundabout within the west of the town utterly submerged.
The Met Office has stated greater than a month’s price of rain had fallen in Charr, Aberdeenshire in a single day with the entire recorded as 140mm.
Train journeys throughout a lot of jap Scotland have additionally been disrupted.
Forecasters have issued an amber rain warning for an space of northeast Scotland stretching from simply north of Dundee up previous Aberdeen till 9pm on Friday.
Meanwhile a yellow rain warning can be in place alongside the Scottish east coast from the English border as much as Peterhead till 6pm on Friday.
It comes after a band of rain hit the coast of southwest England on Wednesday night earlier than travelling northeast over two days, inflicting flooding in lots of areas of the UK.
As of Friday morning, the Environment Agency has 11 flood warnings and 81 flood alerts in place and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued 26 warnings and 9 alerts.
South of the border in northeast England, a whole bunch of individuals had been left stranded at Newcastle rail station as a result of cancelled providers heading north to Scotland.
Huge queues for alternative buses had been seen and passengers had been informed they might have to attend as much as 5 hours to board.
Queues for the bus providers stretched a whole bunch of metres down the road exterior the town centre station and spiralled across the concourse inside.
One lady heading for Edinburgh stated: “This just can’t be happening. I’ve got a health condition and I can’t wait outside like this.”
James Brownhill, from London, stated: “It’s just chaos. But there’s nothing you can do. If it’s flooded, it’s flooded.
“I feel I’m simply going to have to remain in Newcastle tonight.”
Met Office spokesperson Stephen Dixon warned that areas of Scotland could see homes and businesses flooding even as the rain eases later on Friday, while gusts could blow in excess of 50 knots.
He said: “Rain ought to ease later within the day however due to the delayed response of rivers to rain, some flooding occasions might nonetheless occur.
“There will be persistent and widespread rain for most of Scotland today as well.”
He additionally stated temperatures are anticipated to drop, going as little as -4C in Northern Ireland, including: “Fairly widespread frost is possible for much of the UK.”
While Saturday might be clear, Sunday sees one other entrance of rain and heavy wind shifting in from the west bringing the prospect of thunder and lightning, Mr Dixon stated.
“That sets up what is really the theme of the next week which is continued wet and windy weather for much of the UK,” he added.
Source: information.sky.com”