en folks have been airlifted to security after heavy rain brought on landslides throughout a number of roads in Scotland.
Police Scotland mentioned “a lot of autos” had been caught between the landslides close to the city of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute on Saturday.
Whereas London and southern England basked in unseasonably heat weather, the Met Office issued amber and yellow rain warnings for large parts of Scotland and northern England from Saturday to Sunday morning.
A Police Scotland spokesperson mentioned: “We had been known as to experiences of a number of landslides on the A83 and A815 on the morning of Saturday, 7 October, 2023.
“A lot of autos had been caught between the landslides.
“Emergency providers, together with HM Coastguard, attended and ten folks had been airlifted to security. There have been no experiences of accidents.
“The roads stay closed and drivers are urged to keep away from journey within the space.”
Vincent Fitzsimons, flood responsibility supervisor for the Scottish Setting Safety Company (SEPA), mentioned flood warnings had been issued throughout Scotland.
He mentioned: “I wish to be very clear that this isn’t a traditional autumn day for Scotland.
“We’re anticipating intensive river and floor water flooding in affected areas. There’s a hazard to life. There might be widespread impacts to street and rail. There’s a threat of extra vital group scale property flooding.”
A yellow rain warning masking a lot of Scotland, lively from midnight on Saturday to 6am on Sunday, might deliver rainfall of 50-75mm in low-lying areas and near 100mm on larger floor.
The Met Workplace warns this might result in houses and companies.
Inside that may be a separate amber warning masking Central Scotland, Tayside and Fife from 3am on Saturday to 6am the next day.
The Met Workplace mentioned this space might see as a lot as 150-180mm of rainfall accumulating within the wettest spots with many areas struggling heavy rain already in a single day.
Community Rail Scotland posted on X, previously Twitter: “A month’s price of rain is predicted in the present day, doubtless resulting in widespread flooding throughout Scotland.
“With this in thoughts, we’re limiting practice speeds on virtually all routes to guard passengers, employees and the railway. Examine your journey earlier than travelling.”
Rail providers being cancelled on Saturday embody London North Japanese Railway (LNER) trains north of Newcastle in addition to a number of routes throughout Scotland.
Avanti West Coast additionally suggested prospects between Scotland and Preston to not journey, and confirmed there can be no providers working north of the latter.
Transpennine Specific providers between Manchester, Liverpool, Preston to Carlisle and Glasgow and Edinburgh are additionally affected.
A LNER spokesman mentioned: “Prospects are suggested to not journey north of Newcastle.”
Scotland’s Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop mentioned: “It’s necessary folks plan their journeys earlier than they set off.
“Motorists ought to make sure that their routes can be found, comply with the journey recommendation from Police Scotland and drive in accordance with the situations.
“If you’re planning to journey by practice, ferry or aircraft, please test together with your operators to see if the situations are having any affect in your providers.”
Sporting occasions throughout Scotland have additionally been hit by the heavy rain with the third spherical of the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks golf championship at St Andrews postponed till Sunday.