Winter Weather - 2015

[Maggi Young]

Very relieved to know you are safe , Anne.
 Such terrible tales  unfolding in the news reports.

[Matt T]

Glad to hear that folk are staying safe. This is a useful website of you are worried about your own property or friends and family: http://floodalerts.com/  Since looking yesterday most of Scotland is now on alert. With storm 'Frank' on his way I'm glad that the dogs have been walked and we can stay safe indoors until he passes over.

[YT]

I saw the news about the Storm Frank and am really hoping SRGC members around warning area are safe.

[Maggi Young]

Have just seen pictures on the news of flooding in Aboyne, which is about  30 miles upstream on the River Dee  from Aberdeen.  All the affected buildings shown were new - methinks there might be a clue to be had there.
Of course there are some ghastly  floods doing the most awful damage in some places - but  the granting of permission to build in flood plains can't help.

[Chris Johnson]

It's so wet everything is going mouldy 

[johnralphcarpenter]

Have just seen pictures on the news of flooding in Aboyne, which is about  30 miles upstream on the River Dee  from Aberdeen.  All the affected buildings shown were new - methinks there might be a clue to be had there.
Of course there are some ghastly  floods doing the most awful damage in some places - but  the granting of permission to build in flood plains can't help.

Yes indeed!

[Maggi Young]

15:55Wednesday 30 December 2015

A section of the A93 Braemar to Ballater road has collapsed under the pressure of the overflowing Dee.

This picture was taken by  Johnston Press reporter Fiona Pringle at around 3:30pm this afternoon.

Police Scotland have confirmed they are aware of the collapse.

Read more: http://www.deesidepiper.co.uk/news/local-headlines/road-collapse-at-a93-1-3988165#ixzz3vozQ9Ulw

[Roma]

15:55Wednesday 30 December 2015

A section of the A93 Braemar to Ballater road has collapsed under the pressure of the overflowing Dee.

This picture was taken by  Johnston Press reporter Fiona Pringle at around 3:30pm this afternoon.

Police Scotland have confirmed they are aware of the collapse.

That is going to cause quite a problem.

I have 5 panes of glass out of the greenhouse and will have to spend a while tomorrow picking up shattered glass in the greenhouse and outside but I have no flooding though the ground is quite soggy.  I also have easy access to shops and a main road with no problems as far as I know so I have nothing to complain about.

[Maggi Young]

Hearing about earthquakes - albeit not  very damaging ones, thank goodness - in both British Columbia, Canada and Alaska today - fires and floods in Australia, America, flooding and  storms  nearer here - Sue Simpson and George in  Dumfries and Galloway are  beset by water, for instance - though not at the house a so far - yes, some of us are very lucky indeed.

[Graeme]

15:55Wednesday 30 December 2015

A section of the A93 Braemar to Ballater road has collapsed under the pressure of the overflowing Dee.

I know that section of road well as my grandmother used to live in Keith - what a mess its going to take months to rebuild that - I wonder if they will move the road away from the river a bit

[Maggi Young]

It will be very difficult to  repair it I expect - and cause a lot of local problems  - it's not as though Braemar has  many roads going to and from it.    Not a lot of room to put the road further from the river - but it may be the only way to effect the repair.

[fermi de Sousa]

Of course there are some ghastly  floods doing the most awful damage in some places - but  the granting of permission to build in flood plains can't help.

But Maggi,
haven't you seen the prototype?

 
cheers
fermi

[johnralphcarpenter]

It will be very difficult to  repair it I expect - and cause a lot of local problems  - it's not as though Braemar has  many roads going to and from it.    Not a lot of room to put the road further from the river - but it may be the only way to effect the repair.

Where exactly is the damage? Crathie?

[Maggi Young]

Yes, quite near Crathie, Ralph.