"Warnings of high rivers and large coastal waves have been issued as persistent wind and rain batter parts of Scotland.

The Met Office has amber "be prepared" warnings for Moray, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Perthshire and Stirlingshire.

The police in Tayside have warned that many roads are closed and affected by rising water across the region."

BBC News had the story January 4, 2016. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Record Flooding in The U.K. Is Just the Latest Symptom of Both El Nino And Climate Change" (Washington Post) [3]

"British Army Is Deployed as Flooding Submerges Northern England" (New York Times) [4]

"Britain Promises More Money To Improve Flood Defenses" (Reuters) [5]

"Revealed: How Tory Cuts Are Wrecking UK Flood Defences" (Guardian) [6]