The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Fife trains halted as Storm Francis brings high winds and day of rain.
Storm Francis unleashes its fury as it sweeps across Scotland
Rail services were cancelled and buses diverted after torrential rain caused flooding across Fife for the second time in a fortnight.
Angus, Dundee, and Perth and Kinross experienced heavy rain and strong winds.
Train journeys to Dundee, Perth and Edinburgh were hit after the deluge on the east coast line near Burntisland as Storm Francis swept across Scotland.
Services were cancelled or delayed for more than two hours.
Stagecoach said the number seven Leven to Dunfermline service was also affected at Burntisland, having to divert via Cromwell Road as water levels rose on Kirkton Road.
Fears the exceptional rainfall had forced the evacuation of a car park at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy proved unfounded, however, but NHS Fife confirmed they were keeping an eye on the situation.
A number of badly damaged cars have been abandoned in one of the parking areas after vehicles ended up on top of each other after floating through severe flood water on August 12.
An NHS Fife spokesman said: “We are aware of reports circulating on social media about an evacuation of car park A at the Victoria Hospital, due to heavy rain. Please be assured that this is not the case and car park A (Maternity) remains open.
“However, given the effects of the exceptional rainfall two weeks ago, we will continue to monitor our car parks very closely.”
Floods were reported on several roads across Fife as a Met Office yellow warning for rain remained in place throughout the day.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) had flood alerts in place for Fife, Angus and Dundee.
While no roads had to be closed, many were badly affected including a number which were shut due to flooding earlier in the month.
Driving was difficult through parts of Cardenden, between Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay, the Kinghorn Loch road and parts of Cluny.
Warnings were also issued about rising water at Valley Gardens and the Links Street/Pratt Street junction in Kirkcaldy.
The Sepa flood alerts for Tayside and Fife said: “Heavy and persistent rain during Tuesday could cause flooding impacts from surface water and small watercourses, during Tuesday and overnight into Wednesday.”