Glasgow weather as rain warning continues into morning following …

Glasgow was struck by a deluge of rain yesterday, leading to severe flooding across the region.

A 'danger to life' warning was issued by the Met Office for the Greater Glasgow area until early this morning. The heavy rainfall caused travel chaos, including flooding on roads and rail lines, leading to cancellations and suspended services for rail and bus services.

Train services were cancelled or finished early at 9pm, and motorists were advised to delay travelling if possible.

A spokesman for ScotRail said: "Some areas have seen up to a month's worth of rain in a 24-hour period resulting in heavy flooding. With Network Rail carrying out line inspections on Sunday morning during daylight, first services, in particular, will be subject to disruption.

"Customers are advised that they should expect delays, and to check their journey before travelling by keeping an eye on the ScotRail website, app, or social media feeds for live updates."

Police Scotland Assistant Chief Constable Tim Mairs said: "Officers have been dealing with significant disruption on the roads caused by the heavy rainfall and we would expect this to continue into Sunday.

"Our advice is to plan ahead and consider if your journey is really necessary or if it can be delayed until conditions improve."

Vincent Fitzsimons, flood duty manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), said: "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."

Justice Secretary and Minister for Resilience Angela Constance yesterday chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government's Resilience Committee (SGoRR), which was attended by First Minister Humza Yousaf.

Ms Constance said: "As the weather warnings outline, heavy rainfall is expected to continue in many parts of the country into Sunday and some areas will have a month's worth of rain over the course of the weekend.

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"I would urge everyone across the country to heed the travel warnings being issued by Police Scotland and others - in particular, drivers in Argyll and Bute should avoid travel due to the significant disruption across the road network.

"We are aware that the initial, most severe impacts have been felt by people and businesses in Argyll and Bute, as well as other areas in the west and north of the country.

"Ministers are receiving regular updates on the situation from partners, including Sepa, the Met Office, and Police Scotland as it unfolds.

"This afternoon I convened SGoRR in recognition of the severity of the situation which will continue to develop over the next 24 hours."

While the worst of the rain is expected to ease in Glasgow this Sunday, the weather will remain rainy and dull for the rest of the day.

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