Scotland flooding: These 17 photos show the chaos caused by torrential rain in Edinburgh and Fife

By Conor Matchett

Published 25th Jun 2019, 13:35 GMT

Traffic battles with the flood water in Edinburgh (Photo: TSPL)

placeholder image — Traffic battles with the flood water in Edinburgh (Photo: TSPL)

Edinburgh and Fife suffered torrential downpours yesterday (24 June) with flash flooding experienced across the regions.

Half a month’s worth of rain fell in just three hours causing widespread transport disruption in both Edinburgh and Kirkcaldy.

A man measures the depth of flood water on Kirkcaldys promenade.

placeholder image — A man measures the depth of flood water on Kirkcaldys promenade.

Heavy rain saw homes, roads and pavements overcome by rain water.

placeholder image — Heavy rain saw homes, roads and pavements overcome by rain water.

MSP Christine Jardine's office was flooded following the torrential rain.

placeholder image — MSP Christine Jardine's office was flooded following the torrential rain.

Trams in Edinburgh were cancelled due to the flooding. This was the scene at Bankhead station.

placeholder image — Trams in Edinburgh were cancelled due to the flooding. This was the scene at Bankhead station.

An ambulance navigates large puddles following the torrential rain in Fife.

placeholder image — An ambulance navigates large puddles following the torrential rain in Fife.

The Water of Leith was at a very high level and was running very quickly following the rain.

placeholder image — The Water of Leith was at a very high level and was running very quickly following the rain.

Cars were forced to drive through deep puddles following flash flooding.

placeholder image — Cars were forced to drive through deep puddles following flash flooding.

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