Storm Gerrit causes disruption across the north-east

Dozens of homes were left without power this morning as the full force of Storm Gerrit hit the north and north-east.

SSEN teams have been working to restore outages reported across the area including around Kintore, Alford, Macduff and Ellon, while further west, large areas around Loch Ness and Aviemore have also been affected.

Driving conditions remain challenging with many north-east roads seeing trees down, with incidents as of 1pm on the A96 just north of Aberdeen closing the north-bound side due to a large tree on the road and several other trees blocking roads at Barra near Oldmeldrum, at Cuminestown and Daviot.

Flooding is also affecting many rural roads, with particular issues around Methlick, Sauchen and Fyvie as well as further south near Forfar and Brechin.

Some snow gates have also closed, including A93 at Braemar and at the Tayside side are being closed as well as the snow gate to Lecht.

Scotrail have also advised of the cancellation of a number of services to and from Aberdeen due to flooding on the line and travellers are advised to check the current service status.

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