The Latest Breaking News from Flood

EMERGENCY services are continuing to search for an elderly man who is feared to have been swept away during floods in Perthshire.

The 77-year-old man was spotted in the river Tay near Strathtay on Sunday evening.

PARTS of Scotland remain at risk from flooding as the clean-up operation following a weekend of extreme rainfall continues.

Air force helicopters have been able to land to rescue people in India’s Himalayan northeast after a 6-year-old hydroelectric dam cracked open last week in intense rain, flooding a valley with glacial lake water and washing away bridges and homes as thousands fled

IAF HADR ops in Sikkim post flash flood. 33 bodies incl. 9 jawans recovered, 105 missing. 40 bodies fished out downstream in WB. IAF carrying Garud commandos, equip, fuel, meds, SAR equip via Chinook & MI 17 V5. EAC coordinating ops. Met Dept forecasts rain. 60,870 affected, 2,563 rescued.

Rail passengers have been warned of further disruption on Monday.

A section of the back of the Old Courthouse in Cockermouth has fallen away and landed in the River Cocker below

Flooding in Scotland has been compared to conditions during the Beast from the East in 2018, as southern parts of the UK enjoyed the warmest October…

Glacier Lake Outburst Floods in Himalayas pose a major risk to hydropower projects and people living downstream. Early warning systems, better coordination and greater awareness are needed to mitigate the risk.

Police Scotland said communities ‘faced some of the most challenging conditions ever’, while the Met Office said temperatures were unseasonably warm.

A SEVERE flood warning has been issued for Perth from North Inch to Friarton Bridge.