Risk of more floods after summer storms

500 homes in Glasgow have been severely affected

A huge mopping-up operation was continuing today after devastating summer floods hit Scotland.

Parts of the central belt region, which were among the worst hit areas, were starting to count the cost of the downpours.

Breakfast reported live from Glasgow throughout the morning as the clean up continued

Click here to see Samantha Simmonds' report

John Morrison talked to some Glasgow residents to assess the damage

Click here to see John Morrison's interview with Tricia Mc Sherry

It took fifteen minutes for the flood to devastatate Tricia McSherry's home - and she's not insured.

The water has gone but it's left behind nasty smelling mud and sewage... The furniture was floating around, it all happened in about fifteen minutes - the water reached the fourth stair in the hall. I can't start to think what the cost of the damage is. I never dreamed in a lifetime this would happen to us. I'm not insured and I don't know if I'll get any compensation

In Glasgow, residents in the East End spent the night in emergency accommodation. Rescuers and clean-up staff were only able to reach 230 homes in the Greenfield area last night - 24 hours after the floods began.

Surveying the damage but more rain is forecast

Glasgow City Council said around 400 staff across seven departments were helping 1,500 residents in 500 homes affected by the floods.

Meanwhile, a search was continuing for a missing teenager believed to have fallen into a large flooded hole in Riddrie cemetery in the city during the torrential rain.

Engineers and police worked throughout the night to locate the local teenager who has been missing since Tuesday teatime.

On the railways, Railtrack engineers spent a second night working at several locations around the country to repair stretches of track affected by flooding and debris.

Services were getting back to normal but several areas were facing delays, including the Perth to Inverness route after a landslip at Slochd.

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) was warning of possible floods over the next few days with more rain due.

Hydrologist John Anderson said: "We would encourage people to keep an eye on rivers and burns near them if they experience heavy local rainfall."