Dismal weather conditions have wreaked havoc across Dundee — with homes and a social club evacuated.
Residents of Heron Rise were forced to flee their homes after the Dighty burn burst its banks.
The railway between Aberdeen and Dundee is suspended until noon today.
And several roads across Dundee and Tayside remain closed.
And six people at Fairfield Sports and Social Club on Drumgeith Road had to be rescued by fire crews after the facility flooded shortly before 8pm yesterday.
Jim Sorrie, 54, a trustee for Fairfield Sports and Social Club, said: “It just came pouring in and there was no warning at all.
“I got a call from the girl who was working and she said the water was in the car park. By the time I got here it was up at my knees.
“It must have only been a minute before the whole place was flooded.
“The fire brigade came and helped carry some of the girls out and I carried my wife out.
“It was a team effort. We just need to assess the damage now and hope that it’s not too bad.
“The carpets and stuff will be ruined — the water is diseased so there will be little we can save. We are a charity and this is a huge blow because all our fundraisers have to be cancelled.
“We make our money through functions.
“It is a really big blow because so much effort has gone into getting this place going and now it’s been devastated.”
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Teacher Wendy Feeney, 50, was among the residents who had to leave her home at Heron Rise.
She said: “It was an absolute nightmare — I haven’t slept at all.
“I was walking down the road and the water was up to my knees. Before I knew it, the water in my garden was above my hips.”
Gordon Hunter, 50, a factory manager said: “I was sitting having a coffee and suddenly the garden was swamped.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue spokeswoman said: “We attended Fairfield Club after reports that flooding had caused people to become trapped inside the building.
“The water rose quickly and six people were unable to exit the building. We had to help them evacuate and they were carried from the building to safety by firefighters.
“There had been fast flowing water and it rose very quickly and trapped them before they could escape.”
Staff members at Arkive Clothing on Seagate found three sections of the shop floor flooded with water yesterday.
Assistant store manager Louise Corrigan told the Tele that the rain had caused thousands of pounds worth of damage.
She added: “The water’s come through the arches onto the shop floor and made its way into the basement.
“It’s caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the stock.”
Scotland’s Deputy First Minister John Swinney said: “The Scottish Government’s resilience committee is monitoring the situation very
closely.”