Homes damaged by severe flooding

Torrential rain has flooded dozens of homes in south east Scotland, leaving homeowners and insurers counting the cost.

Emergency services received 68 call-outs and worked through the night to pump water from roads and homes in Fife.

The region saw half an average month's rain fall in one night and the areas worst hit were Freuchie and Cupar, with some homes reportedly flooded with 3-4ft of water.

One woman revealed how her daughter and son-in-law were travelling back from their honeymoon in Canada, unaware that their home had been flood-damaged.

Catherine O'Connor, 67, said she had not been able to contact Kay and Jim Henderson, who were flying back from Vancouver.

Mrs O'Connor was alerted by a call from her two teenage grandchildren who were trapped upstairs.

"The downstairs was really flooded,” she said.

“The fridge freezer took a walk right across the kitchen.

"The garden was underwater and the firefighters have been pumping it all out.

I've no idea what my daughter will say, it's a terrible thing to come home to."

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