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SEPA's red, danger to life warning to Badenoch and Strathspey area


By Tom Ramage

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The waters are still rising.

Some roads have been closed in the strath as the rain has kept on falling all day as forecast.

The level is rising dramatically and in some areas houses are under serious threat.

Eye of the storm: Badench and Strathspey.
Eye of the storm: Badench and Strathspey.

SEPA, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, has produced a map with a red, danger to life warning which places the strath in the eye of the storm, which is not expected to abate for some time yet.

In Aviemore some houses are set for inundation and the Strathy should have more on the situation in due course.

In Craig na Gower Avenue, Linda Fraser reported that "The water hasn't entered the house but it's only six inches or so and it has nowhere else to go. We just hope the rain stops soon..."

The waters are rising all the time in Aviemore, where for hours the Met Office has been highlighting its weather warnings. Picture Linda Fraser
The waters are rising all the time in Aviemore, where for hours the Met Office has been highlighting its weather warnings. Picture Linda Fraser
Craig na Gower, Aviemore this afternoon.
Craig na Gower, Aviemore this afternoon.

Meanwhile some more images capture the scenes around the area:

Badenoch: the drowned land. Picture Chris Renton
Badenoch: the drowned land. Picture Chris Renton
Spey Street, Kingussie was closed as the Gynack rose to the height of the Highland Main Line
Spey Street, Kingussie was closed as the Gynack rose to the height of the Highland Main Line
Chris Renton's air shot over the 'old' A9 between Kingussie and Kincraig at Dunachton
Chris Renton's air shot over the 'old' A9 between Kingussie and Kincraig at Dunachton
Kincraig: the water is still rising towards the Brae Road bridge. Picture Eppy Mackay
Kincraig: the water is still rising towards the Brae Road bridge. Picture Eppy Mackay
Feshiebridge hasn't seen a spate like this for some years. Picture Duncan Macdonald
Feshiebridge hasn't seen a spate like this for some years. Picture Duncan Macdonald

The river level at Kincraig still rising and by 5pm was only a foot below the record of 1993.

The 2015 record was broken this afternoon at Invertruim but finally the flow seems to have levelled off – but it's not dropping yet.

Stats say it all: Kincraig's Spey crossing levels
Stats say it all: Kincraig's Spey crossing levels

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