HEAVY rain and thunderstorms have caused mass floodings and travel disruption in and out of Glasgow.
Homes in North Lanarkshire have reportedly been flooded and the M8 was closed after water inundated the route.
Trains from Edinburgh to Glasgow Central have also been curtailed by floods with the line just outside Shotts affected.
@ScotRail @trafficscotland Edinburgh to Glasgow via Shotts ... don’t think we’ll have any trains today #storm2020 pic.twitter.com/XXtBltou6F
— laine may (@laineymbd) August 12, 2020
The railway through the Lanarkshire town has been closed between Central and West Calder, in West Lothian, as engineers rush to repair the track.
Glasgow weather: Extreme weather sparks commuter chaos in Glasgow amid road and rail flooding
It comes on a day of disruption for travellers to and from Glasgow. Services via Airdrie and Coatbridge have been delayed and cancelled due to flooding in Lothian while trains to Alloa, in Clackmannanshire, are only running at 20 minutes past the hour.
A flood warning remains in place for West Central Scotland with Scottish Environment Protection Agency bosses urging locals to take care.
They wrote: "Heavy thundery showers during Tuesday and Wednesday could cause flooding impacts from surface water and rivers.
UPDATE at 0830
— ScotRail (@ScotRail) August 12, 2020
⛔️ We're unable to run trains on these routes in either direction:
Edinburgh - Fife
Edinburgh - Glasgow Qn St via Falkirk High & Grahamston
Edinburgh/Glasgow - Dunblane
Edinburgh - West Calder
Aberdeen - Edinburgh/Glasgow
Aberdeen - Dyce
Inverness - Perth
"Particularly at risk are urban areas and the transport network. There may be difficult driving conditions.
"Due to the localised nature of the heaviest showers, impacts may be isolated with not all locations being affected. Sudden onset flooding impacts could occur at any time of the day."
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