WARNINGS of further rain leading to localised flooding are in place across more than a dozen areas of Scotland as 100 people who had been evacuated spent the start of 2014 away from home.
Forecasters say the wet weather that saw deluges at the start of the week is possible today and later tonight in Tayside, Dumfries & Galloway and the Borders.
Rain is expected to return on Friday in those areas, with others across Scotland possibly being affected.
Around 150 people were evacuated after torrential rain on Monday with Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway particularly badly hit.
Seven people were airlifted to safety by a Royal Navy helicopter from a farmhouse near Closeburn in Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway, after it was cut off by flood water. Around 40 houses in Kirkconnel, Dumfries and Galloway, were evacuated, as were 25 in Dumfries after the River Nith burst its banks, flooding the Whitesands area.
The Scottish Government has activated the Bellwin Scheme as a result of the severe storms over the last 10 days. It provides financial help to councils which face an undue financial burden as a result of large-scale emergencies.
Finance Secretary John Swinney said: "It is vital that nothing should deter local authorities from moving quickly to recovery and repair the extensive damage caused by this weekend's storms."
In Dundee, 50 properties have been evacuated after heavy rain caused a wall to collapse and a landslide at the rear of properties. Residents have been advised to stay away.
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