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The Highlands' multi-agency emergency response to Storm Babet has moved onto the recovery phase – but its teams warn dangers still persist.

A fresh weather warning has been issued for the Highlands by the Met Office.

The route had been badly affected by Storm Babet. Disruption continues elsewhere in the north.

The A9 trunk road linking the Highlands and central belt in closed in both directions due to Storm Babet, Traffic Scotland has confirmed.

The northbound carriageway of the A9 at Carrbridge is currently closed due to a fallen tree

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People are being urged not to travel within or to areas covered by a red 'danger to life' warning, and have advised caution in amber and yellow areas.

A red warning for exceptional rain posing a 'danger to life' has been extended over part of the A9 trunk road linking the Highlands and central belt.

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Train services in the Highlands will be cancelled tomorrow and Friday as severe weather is expected to affect several north lines.

The Met Office has also upgraded rain warnings for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross-shire to amber; after issuing a revised red alert in the Grampians.

The council said its roads department is preparing itself to respond to flooding incidents when the storm hits.

She says there was 'more interest in duelling between Transport Scotland and the government than dualling the road.'

A separate yellow warning for rain elsewhere in northern Scotland has also been extended and now covers a large swathe of the Highlands and Moray.

Brace for flooding when Storm Babet hits the Highlands later this week, residents have been warned.

Two rain warnings have been issued for parts of the Highlands, with a third alert – for gales – covering virtually all of northern Scotland.

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