Caravan swept away by flood waters and carried into middle of Scots road

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Scotland's latest spate of heavy downpours is continuing to cause chaos on the country's roads – with one resident taking to social media to share images of a caravan that had floated onto a nearby road in Edinburgh.Edinburgh Live reports that Andy Sharp shared the picture of the boarded-up motorhome on a road in the city, seemingly carried there after floodwaters had built up and taken it downstream.

The capital and wider Lothians region have been the subject of yellow weather warnings towards the end of the week, with heavy downpours reported on Thursday and Friday.Posting the photo on the Colinton Village Residents Facebook group, Andy said: "Watch out if heading towards the Cattery on Woodhall Road - road flooded near where City Dogs was and there is a caravan floating in the middle of the road."Disruption is still being experienced on roads and railways across the country.

The West Coast Mainline has been closed due to landslips at Carstairs, with passengers advised to find alternate ways of travelling up and down from England, while Scotrail has laid on replacement bus services as engineers struggle to drain waterlogged tracks.The inclement conditions, caused by a "bomb cyclone" that sent temperatures plunging in the US before touching down on thsi side of the Atlantic, aren't over either.

A yellow weather warning for ice is in place across the Highlands, Moray and Aberdeenshire until 11am on New Year's Day, while similar warnings for snow in the central belt and borders will run from the end of New Year's Eve until late morning or midday.Environment bosses are still recommending that people avoid travelling where possible – taking care to avoid driving through flood waters if they absolutely must move around on