MORE heavy rain is forecast across Scotland after downpours caused widespread flooding across parts of the country over the weekend.
Torrential rain led to about 120 calls to Fife Fire and Rescue Service between 7:30pm on Saturday and 4:30am on Sunday as rivers and streams burst their banks flooding homes from Leven to Dunfermline to St Andrews.
A total of 110 firefighters and
21 appliances worked through the night into yesterday in flood-hit areas across Fife.
Crews yesterday also worked to clear a landslide which closed the main A92 in North Fife near Kilmany.
Other parts of the A92, and fields on either side, were still under water yesterday while most areas got the all-clear.
A few drivers abandoned their cars after realising how deep the water was on the roads, said police.
Only the Lowland Angus rivers and Scottish Borders still had flood watches in place yesterday from the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. A total of 32mm of rain was recorded at Leuchars in Fife from Saturday evening into the early hours yesterday.
A spokeswoman for Fife Fire and Rescue said: "We have had about 120 calls regarding flooding in Fife. People have called from all over the county; it has not been confined to one part of the county.
"There have been no major evacuations or anything like that, but a lot of people's homes have been flooded.
"It has just been excessive rain across the county, local burns bursting their banks and things like that.
"The amount of rain we have had has been unbelievable and that's been the main focus."
Pictures taken by Amanda Barbour of flooding on Shore Street, Buckhaven, Fife on Friday.
A spokesman for Fife Police said "numerous" small roads were closed, with some people having abandoned their cars when they realised how deep the water was.
And he said the heavy rain had caused a 20ft-wall in Kings Crescent, Rosyth, to collapse. Police also confirmed that the A915 at Cairnsmill Caravan Park was one of the worst-hit areas.
The police spokesman added: "Fortunately, no-one has been injured in any of the incidents."
Forecaster Matt Dobson said parts of Fife had seen "very torrential" rain on Saturday evening and throughout the night.
He said: "We saw several bands of heavy rain moving across Fife throughout the evening and into the night.
"These were the result of a developing low pressure moving across from Ireland and southern Scotland. Within this there was a fair amount of warm, moist air, so there was a lot of moisture available so the rain was very heavy.
"There has been a lot of wet weather over the past few weeks and the ground was saturated, so there were problems with flooding."
The Met Office was predicting more days of rain later this week which could add to flooding threats, although no severe weather warnings are currently in place. The Scottish Government urged residents to continue checking for flooding warnings from SEPA.
In Renfrewshire, residents living near a reservoir have been allowed back to their homes after flood warnings were lifted. The area, between Kilbirnie and Lochwinnoch, was hit by two separate warnings last week following heavy rainfall.
Structural work on the dam is due to continue for another ten days.
Environment Minister Mike Russell said that the Scottish Government was monitoring the situation in Fife.
He said: "The destruction flooding can cause is traumatic in terms of loss of property and devastating for the people and businesses directly affected.
"The Scottish Government is in touch with the relevant local agencies in Fife and will continue to monitor the situation closely today and overnight."
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