Weekend rain will do little to help rejuvenate Scotland's low water levels and a third of the country could face significant shortages by the end of the month, an environmental agency has warned.
Every region of the country has been put on a water scarcity alert by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa), and the body has forecast that 28 out of 83 areas will be put on the highest warning level by the end of June if there is no recovery of river levels.
Nathan Critchlow-Watton, Sepa's head of water planning, said: "Our rivers and lochs are under immense stress and it's clear further action will be needed to protect them."
