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Published Date: 04 July 2009
By CRAIG BROWN
MOTORISTS were rescued from their stranded vehicles yesterday as flash-flooding hit the west coast.
The Met Office said Glasgow had taken a "direct hit" from a band of moderate rain during the mid-afternoon.

"It was a relatively extreme event," said a Met spokesman. "19.6mm of rain fell on Glasgow in an hour, and it's quite unusual to get that.

"It comes down to having lots of warm, moist air. It means there's a lot more energy and moisture to be removed. It's basically a summer thunderstorm."

The spokesman added that Tyndrum in the Trossachs also suffered heavy rain, experiencing rainfall of 14mm in one hour.

Meanwhile, in Clydebank, Strathclyde Fire Brigade had to rescue several people from the cars because of floodwaters.

Parts of Giffnock suffered flash flooding when a burn burst its banks, forcing the council to bring in sandbags.

The Met Office has predicted calmer weather today, with occasional mild showers and warm temperatures, though not the same humidity.





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  • Last Updated: 04 July 2009 12:10 AM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Pocket Dictionary,

04/07/2009 06:50:10
Yesterday a Lothians bus was trying to turn onto the South Bridge in Edinburgh. A cyclist who was waiting for the lights to turn green refused to move back 3 feet to let the bus round. He was shouting at the bus driver he was on his side of the road and refused to budge. Pedestrians and other drivers, shouted, pleaded and swore at him to move - he refused.
A fire engine with twos and blues arrived on its way to an emergency and couldn't get onto South Bridge because of the cyclist. The cyclist pulled out a mobile phone and made a call, while the fire engine driver tried in vain to get him to move. Eventually the cyclist moved onto the pavement and headed off up the High Street still fuming at the bus driver and the Fire Service.
It was unbelievable to witness this.
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mareseatoats,

Edinburgh 04/07/2009 16:52:16
The cyclist seems to be an absolute a******e - unfortunately there is no shortage of people like that in Edinburgh.

 

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