SCOTLAND FLOOD: MORE THAN 800 EVACUATED AS MORE RAINS HIT

MORE than 800 people were evacuated in the south of Scotland yesterday as stormy weather heightened the risk of flooding in the region.

It was yet another blow to parts of the country which have been battered by gales and heavy rain over the past weeks.

And last night forecasters warned things could get even worse.

The Met Office predicted ice could cause problems overnight and into this morning while predicting the adverse conditions were expected to continue into the weekend.

A yellow “be aware” warning – covering the entire country tomorrow – has been issued for snow, ice, wind and rain.

Six hundred people were ordered to leave their homes in low-lying parts of Hawick, Roxburghshire, around lunchtime yesterday, while 200 children were sent home from the town’s Trinity Primary.

A further 50 properties were evacuated in nearby Jedburgh amid fears that flooding could equal that seen during Storm Desmond at the beginning of December.

SCOTLAND FLOOD: MORE THAN 800 EVACUATED AS MORE RAINS HIT

MORE than 800 people were evacuated in the south of Scotland yesterday as stormy weather heightened the risk of flooding in the region.

It was yet another blow to parts of the country which have been battered by gales and heavy rain over the past weeks.

And last night forecasters warned things could get even worse.

The Met Office predicted ice could cause problems overnight and into this morning while predicting the adverse conditions were expected to continue into the weekend.

A yellow “be aware” warning – covering the entire country tomorrow – has been issued for snow, ice, wind and rain.

Six hundred people were ordered to leave their homes in low-lying parts of Hawick, Roxburghshire, around lunchtime yesterday, while 200 children were sent home from the town’s Trinity Primary.

A further 50 properties were evacuated in nearby Jedburgh amid fears that flooding could equal that seen during Storm Desmond at the beginning of December.

Massive sinkhole in Weatherford continues to grow

A sinkhole in downtown Weatherford has now grown to 110 feet long and 60 feet wide.

In today's paper, reporter Andrew Knittle writes about how the city commission has finally reached a settlement with the owners of the land. The sinkhole first appeared in spring 2015.

City Commissioner Warren Goldmann, a longtime local businessman, toldThe Oklahoman on Tuesday city officials cannot yet disclose financial details related to the deal, but he did say the city of Weatherford may become the new owner of the property marred by the massive sinkhole.

“It's been growing,” the commissioner said. “The hole's been growing, elongating. We really don't know at this point how much of the property is undermined."

Goldmann said the sinkhole is now about 110 feet long and 60 feet wide. It's already swallowed up chunks of concrete, light poles and anything else that may have been carried by floodwaters and rain runoff into the opening.

Massive sinkhole in Weatherford continues to grow

A sinkhole in downtown Weatherford has now grown to 110 feet long and 60 feet wide.

In today's paper, reporter Andrew Knittle writes about how the city commission has finally reached a settlement with the owners of the land. The sinkhole first appeared in spring 2015.

City Commissioner Warren Goldmann, a longtime local businessman, toldThe Oklahoman on Tuesday city officials cannot yet disclose financial details related to the deal, but he did say the city of Weatherford may become the new owner of the property marred by the massive sinkhole.

“It's been growing,” the commissioner said. “The hole's been growing, elongating. We really don't know at this point how much of the property is undermined."

Goldmann said the sinkhole is now about 110 feet long and 60 feet wide. It's already swallowed up chunks of concrete, light poles and anything else that may have been carried by floodwaters and rain runoff into the opening.