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Highland flood warnings and road closures announced amid flooding and active Met Office yellow warning for heavy rain; Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has five flood warnings in place in north; and numerous flood alerts; part of North Coast 500 closed at Moy Bridge





Flooding is causing issues in numerous locations. Picture: Stock image
Flooding is causing issues in numerous locations. Picture: Stock image

Flooding has sparked road closures and warnings in numerous Highland communities after heavy and persistent rain hit the region overnight.

A yellow Met Office weather warning was in force for western and northern parts of the Highlands on Monday morning, and is expected to remain in place until midday on Tuesday.

The rain has now sparked several flood warnings from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa). These are the next level up from a flood alert, and mean that flooding is expected and residents should "act now" to protect themselves.

The A832 at Moy Bridge is closed, Highland Council confirmed in a tweet shortly before 7.30am - an announcement that coincided with an active flood warning for the area.

Elsewhere, the U2126 is also closed in Strath Oykel at Inveroykel Bailey bridge due to flooding. This also coincides with an active Sepa flood warning for Strath Oykel.

Other areas under active flood warnings include Strathglass, the area of the Spey between Spey Dam and Newtonmore, and the River Dulnain between Sluggan and Dulnain Bridge.

More widely, there are lower level "flood alerts" in place for the following areas - Caithness and Sutherland, Easter Ross and Great Glen, Wester Ross, Skye & Lochaber, and Findhorn, Nairn, Moray & Speyside.

For the latest updates on flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings across the region, visit https://floodline.sepa.org.uk/floodupdates/.

Elsewhere, standing water is causing issues in some locations, with notorious flash flooding hotspots like the A9 in Inverness between the Longman Roundabout and Raigmore Interchange reportedly affected - although the road was open at the time of writing.

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