Pics show extent of Glasgow flooding as city battered by rain amid …
Glasgow has been hit by severe flooding, causing mass travel disruption, including cancellations to rail services and waterlogged roads. An amber weather warning remains in place.
Glasgow has been hit by severe flooding[1] today after a month’s worth of rain fell in 24 hours, causing a ‘danger to life’.
An amber weather[2] warning remains in place by the Met Office, covering Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire[3], East and West Dunbartonshire, Argyll and Lochaber, parts of Stirling, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands. It will be in place until 6am on Sunday.
ScotRail announced that services will be shut down by 9pm due to the conditions. They also warned customers to expect significant disruption tomorrow as well.
The service said some areas have seen up to a month’s worth of rain in a 24-hour period. Several lines were completely closed, while others operated a reduced service with extended journey times due to speed restrictions put in place to ensure safety.
Justice Secretary and Minister for Resilience Angela Constance chaired a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Committee (SGoRR), which was attended by First Minister Humza Yousaf following the severe rainfall.
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.
“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.”
Join Glasgow Live’s Whatsapp Community here[6] and get the latest news sent straight to your messages
Sign up to our daily Glasgow Live newsletter here[7] to receive news and features direct to your inbox
References
- ^ flooding (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ weather (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ Lanarkshire (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ Glasgow weather updates as heavy rain causes flooding and widespread disruption (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ All Glasgow train services to shut down early amid weather chaos as lines severely flooded (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)
- ^ Glasgow Live’s Whatsapp Community here (chat.whatsapp.com)
- ^ newsletter here (www.glasgowlive.co.uk)