Residents have been left counting the costs after torrential rain caused chaos across Scotland.

Hundreds of residents were evacuated overnight from their homes in the north-east as water levels rose dangerously high.

The north-east has been the worst affected area. Around 100 people were rescued overnight from properties in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, including the residents of a nursing home. The householders, many of whom were elderly, were taken to a nearby care centre after the River Deveron burst its banks on Monday morning.

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

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

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Aberdeenshire councillor Joanna Strathdee, who lives in Huntly and visited the flood hit areas on Sunday night and Monday morning, said: "It's devastation, to be honest. The flood water has receded and the emergency services are still here."
   
At 10.30am today the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) had issued five flood warnings - including one severe warning for the River Dulnain.

SEPA said the River Deveron, which passes near Huntly, rose eight feet in 27 hours, making it the highest level since they started collecting records in 1959. At 3.30am today the river was recorded at 3.017 metres (9.9ft). The previous record was 2.796 metres (9.17ft) in 2002.

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.

Police are investigating the possibility that the weather was a factor in a car crash in which a man died near Fraserburgh on Monday morning. The man, in his sixties, died when his car collided with a lorry at Philorth on the A90 Fraserburgh to Cortes road at around 5.20am.

Thirty stranded motorists were accommodated in Moray Council's rest centres at Keith, and the A941 road at Rothes was closed following a landslip.

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.

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 were all cancelled on Monday morning. 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.

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.