In one incident, a woman had a lucky escape when a 100-tonne landslide hit a Highland road.
Landslides and flooding have disrupted road and rail travel in the Highlands following thundery downpours on Monday and overnight.Network Rail said the West Highland Line could be closed near Roybridge until Thursday due to flood damage.said a 113-mile diversion was in place.said a driver had a lucky escape when a 100-tonne landslide struck the B863 loop road between Glencoe and Kinlochleven on Monday night.
After finding the road blocked by debris, the woman made a three-point turn before her car came within 100m of a second, larger landslide. Glencoe team leader Andy Nelson said this slide was estimated to have involved 100 tonnes of boulders, mud and trees and carried a small road bridge down a hillside.On Monday, Scotland recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with Threave in Dumfries and Galloway reaching 30.7C.in place for the weather affecting the Highlands until 21:00 on Tuesday.
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