AN AMERICAN family had to be rescued by firefighters after their car became submerged in three feet of rising water.

A burst water main has caused chaos in Glasgow this morning as a flood, stretching 400m of road, led to major disruptions.

Emergency repair teams rushed to the scene on Phoenix Road close to the sliproad for the M8 before 7am.

Angel Pillow, 47, a tourist from Washington DC was travelling with her husband, daughter and another family of three, when their van got stuck in rising water.

She said: "We were following a double decker bus through a water main break so our van could get through and our van froze up midway and got stuck.

"By that point the water was coming in through the side doors and the backdoor and our luggage got wet.

"When the firefighters arrived they took us out through the windows and side doors on a raft.

"We were a little panicked, we're in a foreign country, we don't understand how Glasgow's fire and rescue work here, it's very different to in the states.

"At first when we called they were telling us we didn't need police, fire or rescue because nobody's in a medical emergency.

"We had to tell them it could turn into a medical emergency so they better send someone down."

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Scottish Water confirmed that a burst water main was responsible for the flooding and have warned locals that their water supply could be disrupted.

Areas currently affected by the burst water main are Garscube Road and postcodes in G3, G4, G20 , G21, G22, G23 and G31.

A spokeswoman for Scottish Water said: “Engineers are currently on site repairing a burst water main in Garscube Road, Glasgow.

"They are working hard to restore supplies to customers affected.

"Scottish Water apologises for any inconvenience caused and thanks everyone for their patience and understanding.”

A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue said: “The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted at 7.52am on Friday, July 13 to reports of flooding caused by a burst water main near Garscube Road, Glasgow.

“Operations Control mobilised a number of fire engines and a specialist water rescue unit to the scene and firefighters assisted six people from a van which had become stranded.

“Crews currently remain at the scene as they work to make the area safe.”