Flooding misery as storms batter UK
Residents are counting the cost after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.
Flooding across the country caused damage to houses and left motorists facing travel misery.
Scotland was worst hit by the downpours, with flood warnings in force after rivers burst.
Fire crews in parts of Wales also had to pluck people from houses and cars, with the deluges cancelling a number of train services.
Around 100 people were rescued from flooded properties in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian Fire and Rescue said.
Raymond Strachan, 55, who has lived in Huntly for more than 12 years, said flooding destroyed his caravan and Mitsubishi Warrior 4x4 car. Speaking outside his home in Sycamore Place, he said: "Everything is destroyed on the ground floor. There was between 4.5ft and 5ft of water inside the house. I've never seen flooding like this before. It was a torrent."
He estimated the cost of the damage to his property would be between £10,000 and £15,000.
Aberdeenshire councillor Joanna Strathdee, who lives in Huntly and visited the flood-hit areas, said around 100 people were evacuated, including a number of residents from a nursing home in Huntly.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued five flood warnings - including one severe warning for the River Dulnain.
There were also five warnings in place for north east England, according to the Environment Agency's website.
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