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Christina O'Neill

River Clyde bursts banks as Storm Malik batters Glasgow amid yellow weather warning

The River Clyde has burst its banks in Glasgow as strong winds batter Scotland.

A video from Govan local Jenn Nimmo Smith shows water flooding in through the barriers at the walkway, with golden retriever Scout taking in the sight alongside her.

Footage shows the water lapping up onto the pavement with the Riverside Museum seen in the background of the shot.

Storm Malik brought gusts of up to 70mph to the west of Scotland overnight with two severe weather warnings in force throughout this weekend.

The yellow weather alert issued by the Met Office at 4am, remains in place until 3pm this afternoon. A second yellow alert, also for wind, then comes into effect at 6pm on Sunday (January 30) and will last until noon on Monday, January 31.

Residents in affected areas have been warned "strong winds will likely cause some travel disruption and generate some large and dangerous waves around the coasts".

More than 50 trains have been cancelled to and from Glasgow today due to the adverse weather conditions.

A statement from the Met Office read: "An area of strong winds will cross Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and some northern counties of England on Saturday morning before easing during the afternoon. Gusts of widely 50-60 mph are expected and there is a chance of a brief period of gusts in excess of 70mph in places."

"On Sunday evening a spell of strong northwesterly winds is likely to develop across western Scotland, and then progress southeastwards eventually easing away from the North Sea coastlines during Monday morning. The strongest wind gusts will mostly occur around the coastlines and over the hills, with many of these exposed locations expected to see gusts reach 50-60 mph for a time. In addition, a small chance that a very limited part of the area could see a short period of more damaging gusts, that could reach 60-70mph inland, and 70-80mph around exposed coasts and hills."

For more information, visit the Met Office website here.

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