A woman swept away during floods in Scotland had reportedly been trying to rescue her dog.
Torrential rain hit large swathes of the UK yesterday, causing rivers to burst their banks and roads to become impassable.
A massive search had been launched at the River Don, near Monymusk in Aberdeenshire around 3pm.
Emergency services had received reports of ‘concern for a person in the water’.
According to the Daily Record, the woman had entered the water to try rescue her dog.
The search was stood down at 6pm yesterday but began again today.
Inspector Rory Campbell from Police Scotland said: ‘Officers, along with colleagues from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Coastguard, have resumed searches in the area where the woman was last seen.
‘Conditions are tricky and dangerous and I am appealing to members of the public to stay away from flooded areas.
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‘Please be careful when you are out and about.’
Weather warnings were put in place and several communities risked being inundated by rising waters yesterday.
Shelters had been opened in some parts of Aberdeenshire after flood warnings were escalated to severe.
Power cuts had hit the likes of Inverurie, Kintore, Stonehaven, Portlethen and Hatton of Fintray.
Lighter rain will continue to linger over east Scotland today, as well as returning to east England.
However, it is not expected to be as heavy or persistent as in recent days and the Met Office say, for most of the country, it will be a ‘dry and fine day’.
Met Office Chief Meteorologist Steven Ramsdale said: ‘The most impactful rain in the east of Scotland will have largely cleared on Saturday morning, leaving behind lighter, more sporadic rain.
‘Saturday looks to be largely dry and fine for many, with a lull in the stronger winds and rain before a further period of wet and windy weather arrives from the west later on Saturday and into Sunday.
‘This then clears to blustery showers for most on Sunday but with these systems moving through rainfall totals will not be as high as in some recent events.’
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