Flood-hit streets have been swept by Scots cops as part of an exercise with the Coastguard while extreme weather continues to bring chaos and halt travel across the country.
It comes after emergency services were called to the River Don in Inverurie in Aberdeenshire after a woman was reportedly swept into the water as she tried to rescue a dog on Friday afternoon. Heavy rain battered much of the east of Scotland, with several severe flood warnings issued.
Rail services in some of worst affected places were unable to run, with operator ScotRail saying the "extreme rainfall" means it is "unlikely" trains in some areas will restart before 12pm on Saturday. The firm said in a Tweet: "Due to yesterday’s extreme rainfall, services on the Fife Circle & between Aberdeen & Dundee are unlikely to start before noon today while Network Rail can assess the railway in daylight."
