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  We got caught up in landslides drama
Updated 19 August 2004, 16.52
The scouts - before the weird weather took hold!
James, 16, and Chris, 15, were among a group of 80 kids from Stevenage Scouting who got caught up in the landslides and flooding which hit Scotland on Wednesday.

They were on a two-week visit to Lochearnhead - just a mile from some of the worst-hit areas.

They've now been evacuated to a nearby town. Here, they tell us how a normal day turned into a drama.

Where were you on Wednesday?
James: I was on a mountain on the second day of a four-day hike. It was raining heavily, so we made the decision to return to the scout station.

The scouts had been hill walking
The scouts had been hill walking

Chris: I was on a shopping trip in a place called Callendar. It started raining and soon the High Street was like a river. We jumped in the minibus and went back to the station. The car park was going under - you could go canoeing in it!

What happened when you got back to the station?
James: The rain came down for at least an hour - there was a lot of rain in a short time. We went to our cabins and put together survival packs with dry clothes and sleeping bags. Then we gathered at the highest point.

Chris: We were worried about people on the hills, with the rain coming down and the wind sweeping around. We checked to see that all our friends were back, then we settled down to watch some DVDs.

The area is very scenic
The area is very scenic

What happened next?
Chris: We had dinner, then our leader told us that some people who had got stuck in the area where coming to eat at the station, so we set up the dining room for them.

James: At about 10pm, they told us to go and get our stuff ready because we were being moved to Callendar, which is about a 30-mile journey.
Chris: The police and mountain rescue people came in. We got into our minibuses and we were given a police escort out of the village.

What was the atmosphere like?
Chris: Everyone was very calm.
James: It was quite strange, but the local people handled it really well. As scouts, we're trained to keep calm and to deal with unusual situations.

What's happened to you since you were evacuated?
Chris: We're staying at a school in Callendar. We've got to know the pupils and we even had an England v Scotland football match with them!

James: We're on a two-week trip, which was meant to end on Saturday, so we're just waiting to find out when we'll be going home.

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