A coastguard helicopter has airlifted 10 people from their vehicles after extreme rain caused multiple landslides on roads in Scotland.
A number of vehicles on the A83 and A815 in Argyll and Bute were stuck as a result of the extreme weather.Police said no injuries have been reported but that a HM Coastguard helicopter was used to bring them to safety.It comes after parts of Scotland have been hit by flooding on Saturday due to the extreme rainfall.Train services have been cancelled across Scotland after the Met Office put a yellow alert in place for the country.
Announcing the amber weather warnings, Met Office chief meteorologist Neil Armstrong said: “Prolonged heavy rain is expected to cause widespread disruption for much of Scotland. "While Saturday into Sunday will be widely very wet for Scotland, the heaviest, most disruptive, rain is expected in western and central Scotland, as is reflected in our warnings.“Within the Amber warning area, 80-100mm of rain is likely quite widely, with as much as 150-180mm possible in some of the wettest spots.
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