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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Adam Robertson

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Scottish harbour floods as storm eowyn brings strong winds | History Defined

THE harbour in Irvine has been flooded as a result of Storm Eowyn.

A red weather warning has come into force for much of central and south west Scotland with the Met Office saying there is a “danger to life”.

Images showed that the harbour in Irvine, North Ayrshire, has been flooded.

Jeff HolmesJeff Holmes (Image: Jeff Holmes) (Image: Jeff Holmes) The harbour has floodedThe harbour has flooded (Image: Jeff Holmes)

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued a number of flood alerts and flood warnings.

The more severe warnings are in place in the following areas:

  • Ayr to Troon (Ayrshire and Arran)
  • East Luce Bay (Dumfries and Galloway)
  • West Luce Bay South (Dumfries and Galloway)

Wider regional flood alerts meanwhile are currently in place in 10 areas across all of Scotland.

This includes:

  • Argyll and Bute
  • Ayrshire and Arran
  • Caithness and Sutherland
  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • Orkney
  • Shetland
  • Skye and Lochaber
  • West Central Scotland
  • Wester Ross
  • Western Isles
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