Coastal communities in Scotland told to remain vigilant for floods as wind warnings lifted

People living in coastal areas have been urged to remain vigilant to flooding as wind warnings for the rest of the country were lifted.

Ministers held a meeting of the Scottish Government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) on Tuesday amid ongoing disruption due to severe weather warnings.

The Scottish Government is urging those in coastal areas to remain vigilant as a yellow risk of flooding is still in place on Tuesday and through to Wednesday in northern parts of mainland Scotland and the Northern Isles.

The latest yellow wind warning expired earlier than planned on Tuesday, at 6pm rather than 9pm, covering northern areas of the country.

SGoRR was chaired by Justice Secretary Neil Gray and attended by Deputy First Minister Jenny Gilruth; Social Justice and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville; Economy, Tourism and Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn and Community Safety Minister Kirsten Oswald.

Mr Gray said: “Whilst the worst of the conditions are due to ease, the recovery effort continues and the Scottish Government, alongside our local resilience partners, will continue to support businesses and communities who have been impacted by flooding and power outages.

“I would also urge coastal communities to continue to listen to updates from the Met Office and Sepa (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) as the risk of flooding is still in place until Wednesday.

“SGoRR will continue to monitor the situation overnight and respond where appropriate.”