Crews Tackle Flash Flooding

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue received 117 calls to flash flooding this evening.

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue received 117 calls to flash flooding this evening between 5.45pm and 11pm.

Calls were initially received to the Rothesay and Helensburgh areas of Argyll and Bute.  The rain progressed further south into North Ayrshire and multiple calls were received to flood water affecting residential properties, roads and the rail network in Largs and Kilbirnie. 

At 8.46pm larger scale flooding affected the Mill Court area of Kilbirnie as the River Garnock's banks were breached. 

At 9.23pm hours the flood water caused a wall to collapse onto the Glasgow to Largs main railway line near Pencil View, Largs.  The line was immediately closed by Network Rail. 

At its peak, 65 firefighters from Argyll & Bute, North Ayrshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire & Inverclyde and North Lanarkshire community fire stations were called to reduce the effects of the flash flooding.

There is no further information at this stage.