Flooding damage clean-up continues

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Victims of the recent spate of heavy rain in the UK are continuing to count the cost of the freak weather, which saw floods of up to 5ft deep in some parts of the country.

Scotland was hit worst, with rain and flooding wreaking havoc in Huntly, Aberdeenshire and the coastal town of Stonehaven.

Frank MacDonald, owner of the Harbour Bakery in Stonehaven, said the clean-up work at his shop had just got started.

"I will be losing thousands of pounds over the next couple of weeks. It will be weeks before the shop opens," Mr MacDonald said.

Weather forecasters have warned that parts of Scotland and Wales could experience some rain on Tuesday, but added that downpours would later give way to showers and brighter weather.

Claire Austin, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, said: "There could be a few downpours in Scotland and Wales, but it won't be on the scale we have just seen. There will be showers about as the rain makes its way eastwards and then clears across most of the country."

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