Around 100 people have been rescued from properties in Huntly, Aberdeenshire after torrential rain caused flooding across the north-east.

The householders, many of whom were elderly, were taken to a nearby care centre after the River Deveron burst its banks this morning.

Eight teams of firefighters and a specialist flood team have been at the Meadows area of the town helping to carry people out of riverside homes.

A spokesman said: "I think most of the people have been rescued, but all the crews are searching properties to make sure no-one is trapped."

No injuries have so far been reported, he added.

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Grampian Fire and Rescue said it had experienced its highest demand overnight, with around 350 calls coming in the past 12 hours.

"Our crews and the control staff have been working extremely hard," the spokesman said.

Stonehaven, in Aberdeenshire suffered some of the worst flooding after a river burst its banks in the town and caused 50 people to be rescued from their homes.

In Tayside, people were trapped in their cars and evacuated from their properties, with roads closed and trains cancelled as water levels soared across Angus, Perthshire, Grampian and Fife.

In Dundee on Sunday afternoon, the SPL match between Dundee United and Rangers was abandoned at half-time because of the heavy rain.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued 13 flood warnings - three of which are severe - with six warnings in place across northern England. Much of the rest of the UK is also subject to flood alerts.

Tom Tobler, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said the heavy rain was dying out across the UK but conditions will remain wet and windy. This week will also see daytime temperatures return to single digits in much of the country, falling as low as 2C in some areas.

Scotland's severe weather warnings affect the Rivers Spey and Isla, with experts warning that the levels are "extremely" high. Rail services between Edinburgh and Aberdeen, and Dundee and Aberdeen have been cancelled.

The main road route north, the A90, was closed at Brechin and rail passengers travelling from Aberdeen to Edinburgh were left stranded for hours by flooded lines at Stonehaven and Montrose.

Homes in Arbroath, Brechin, Carnoustie and Maryton, Kirriemuir, were flooded. Forth Coastguard had to assist police and fire crews as 50 people were evacuated from the Cameron Street area of Stonehaven and taken to the town hall.

Superintendent Innes Walker of Grampian Police said: "People should not take journeys unless absolutely necessary and they should listen to the radio for updates on road conditions.

"The advice we are getting from the Met Office is that conditions improved overnight but clearly there will be a knock on effect for commuters.Grampian Police are working with the local authority, Scottish Ambulance Service, Grampian Fire and Rescue and the Coastguard to alleviate the problems and minimise the effects of this flooding on affected people."

Aberdeen received 39mm of rain in the 12 hours from 6am to 6pm yesterday. About 32mm fell in the Edinburgh area and 25mm in Glasgow.