Residents rescued by boat as flash flooding hits Fife

ROSYTH: Homes damaged after burn bursts its banks

Rosyth residents were rescued by boat after flash floods hit Fife yesterday.

A burn burst its banks at Park Road, affecting a number of homes and possibly causing flooding at Park Road Primary School.

Fife Council was expected to assess the school last night.

Two homes suffered “significant” flooding, with a number of households evacuated.

Park Road resident Annette Young, 65, said: “They won’t let me in. They evacuated us.

“The man next door, he’s really ill. He got brought out in a boat.”

Cordons remained in place around the flood last night, with the water likely to be contaminated.

Flooding also affected a number of roads in Fife, including the junction at Admiralty in Rosyth, leading to the closure of the M90 southbound slip road.

Meanwhile, yesterday’s downpours also caused severe flooding in Broughty Ferry. Water gushed from a manhole in Douglas Terrace and poured down the seawall.

Residents in Rosyth were rescued by boat after floods hit Tayside and Fife yesterday.

A burn near Park Road in Rosyth overflowed, creating a deluge which flooded a number of homes.

Two households were said to have suffered “significant” flooding.

It is understood most of the occupants of evacuated properties managed to stay with relatives for the night.

Park Road Primary School was surrounded by the floodwater. However, it was not known if the school had suffered water damage. A Fife Council official was last night expected to assess the situation.

Park Road resident Annette Young, 65, said her house was the first to be flooded.

“They won’t let me in. They evacuated us,” she said.

“The man next door, he’s really ill. He got brought out in a boat.”

Fire crews using a boat managed to retrieve her medication from the property and later attempted to rescue her neighbour’s three cats.

Cordons remained in place around the flood last night, with the water likely to be contaminated.

Flooding also affected a number of roads in Fife.

The M90 southbound slip road at Admiralty was closed after the carriageway was submerged. And southbound traffic on the M90 from Halbeath was slowed to 20mph due to the surface water.

The B9037 between Woodhead Street, High Valleyfield, and the main A985 – closed due to flooding on Tuesday night – stayed shut yesterday.

Part of Harbour Drive in Dalgety Bay was also closed, along with a section of Woodside Way, Glenrothes.

Meanwhile, severe flooding hit a busy beachfront road in Broughty Ferry yesterday.

Water completely covered part of Douglas Terrace following a downpour of rain on Tuesday night and further heavy showers yesterday.

Drivers and cyclists were seen braving the route as floodwater gushed from a manhole and poured down the seawall.

One local homeowner, who did not want to be named, said: “I’ve lived here for many years and I’ve never seen it so bad. It was torrential overnight and the water level has just risen all day.”

It comes after a section of another road in Broughty Ferry was closed yesterday morning as Scottish Water dealt with the aftermath of Tuesday night’s rain.

A manhole cover was moved on Stannergate Road as a result of the deluge.

Picture: Kris Miller. Residents had to be evacuated from the Park Road area of Rosyth after intense rainfall saw houses flooded.

Picture: Kris Miller. Residents had to be evacuated from houses in the Park Road area of Rosyth. The Geaton and Paterson families keep an eye on the rising water near their homes.

Steve Brown. Picture: Vehicles plough through deep water on Woodside Road in Glenrothes as routes are swamped.