Scots train journeys axed and roads closed amid extreme rainfall and flooding [The Scottish Sun]





Date: 02/09/2020

Scots train journeys have been axed and roads have been closed amid heavy rainfall and extreme flooding. ScotRail confirmed that a number of routes in Ayrshire had been disrupted by severe weather.


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Scots train journeys axed and roads closed amid extreme rainfall and flooding

The Scottish Sun

SCOTS train journeys have been axed and roads have been closed amid heavy rainfall and extreme flooding. ScotRail confirmed that a number of routes in Ayrshire had been disrupted by severe w

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