Hundreds of homes have been evacuated as heavy rain caused flooding across Scotland.
In Moray, 50 homes were evacuated in Fochabers overnight, with evacuations in Elgin today taking the number to 200 across the region due to flooding around the rivers Lossie and Spey.
Residents rescued during the night were taken to a rest centre set up by the council.
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In the north-east, roads have been closed amid "treacherous" conditions, with police warning people to stay at home unless travel was absolutely necessary.
In the Grampian area police said the weather had made road surfaces extremely slippy, with flood water lying on many roads.
Roads policing Chief Inspector Ian Wallace said: "A number of roads across the region are impassable due to flooding.
"This has had an impact on the entire area and our advice is to stay at home unless travel is urgent and unavoidable."
Northern Constabulary warned motorists of hazardous conditions due to large amounts of surface water on the A96 near Nairn and urged people to drive with "extreme care."
Northern Fire and Rescue said they had received around ten calls relating to flooding in the Caithness and Inverness area though there were no evacuations.
The heavy rain also caused problems on the roads, with a 30 mile stretch of the A1 closed between Dunbar and Berwick upon Tweed due to surface water.
Tayside Police have reported flooding in the Angus and Dundee areas.
They warned motorists not to travel unless it was necessary and to drive with care, particularly on the A92 and A933.
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead, who is the MSP for Moray, is visiting affected communities to see the impact of the floods first hand.
Mr Lochhead said: "This is an anxious time for families and communities, both for those already directly affected by the floods and for those who may be in danger of being affected as the situation progresses.
"Council and emergency services personnel have been working flat out to protect families and communities and hundreds of people have been evacuated, mainly on a precautionary basis.
"I have spoken to both the Chief Executive of Moray Council and Grampian Police, who I will also be meeting personally soon, and it is clear that the emergency arrangements in hand are working.
"The Scottish Government's emergency room is monitoring the situation across Scotland and keeping Ministers updated."
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) say rain is continuing but easing off in southern and northern parts of Scotland.
The River Spey and Lossie are rising but the situation is being monitored. The River Tyne level at Haddington has eased overnight dropping below the severe warning threshold but levels still remain high and this may cause further problems during the rest of the day.
There are five severe flood warnings in place for the Rivers Avon and Fiddich, River Lossie upstream of Elgin, River Lossie at Elgin, River Spey from downstream of Grantown to Fochabers and from downstream of Fochabers to Spey Bay.
There are seven flood warnings in place for the River Findhorn from Mundole to Findhorn Bay, Mosset Burn In Forres, Brothock Water including the Arbroath area, River Tyne at Haddington, River Oykel from Oykel bridge to Ibnveroykel and Invercassley, River Nairn from Firhall foot bridge to Nairn Bridge and River Isla from Bridge of Ruthven to the River Tay.
