Big clean-up after deluge swamps homes.A CLEAN-up operation was under way last night after heavy rain and strong winds caused flooding across the UK. Scotland was worst hit by the weather with communities in Huntly in Aberdeenshire and the coastal town of Stonehaven counting the cost of the damage. Yesterday, sodden sod·den adj. 1. Thoroughly soaked; saturated. 2. Soggy and heavy from improper cooking; doughy. 3. Expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink. 4. Unimaginative; torpid. v. carpets and rugs were piled up in gardens along with other belongings of those hit by the water. The Scottish Environment Protection Agency The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is a powerful non-departmental public body in Scotland sponsored by the Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department. (Sepa) said the River Deveron The River Deveron, known anciently as the Dovern, is a river in the north east of Scotland. The river has a length of 60 miles, and has a reputation for its salmon, sea trout and brown trout fishing. , which passes near Huntly, rose 8ft in 27 hours to 9.9 ft (3.017 metres) at the Avochie gauging station For the canal boat gauging or indexing station, see . A Gauging station is a location used by hydrologists or environmental scientists to monitor and test terrestrial bodies of water. at 3.30am yesterday - the highest level since records began in 1959. The previous record was 9.17ft in 2002. A total of 40 residents at the Meadows Care Home in Huntly were also evacuated e·vac·u·ate v. e·vac·u·at·ed, e·vac·u·at·ing, e·vac·u·ates v.tr. 1. a. To empty or remove the contents of. b. To create a vacuum in. 2. when flood water poured into a dining room and two bedrooms at 1.30am yesterday. Frank MacDonald, owner of the Harbour Bakery in Stonehaven, said staff, family and friends had been helping to clean up the shop and bakery since this morning. He said: "The shop itself is just a wreck with lots of equipment damaged. I will be losing thousands of pounds over the next couple of weeks. It will be weeks before the shop opens." CAPTION(S): Rescue services work on Stonehaven High Street in Aberdeenshire, after the river Carron burst its banks |
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