Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 implementation: report to the Scottish Parliament - 2020

2020 Flood Events

Within 2020, there were several significant flood events that highlighted the catastrophic impacts that can occur to properties, businesses and services.

Significant events included;

• February – Over 100 properties were flooded in the Scottish Borders, most notably Newcastleton, forcing residents from their homes
• July / August – Several storms flooding property and businesses throughout Scotland, with significant impacts in Fife, Perth and Aberdeenshire
• 11/12 August – Flash flooding throughout Scotland, the main impacts of which were:

• The derailment of a passenger train in Carmont, near Stonehaven, in which there were three fatalities.
• Over 190 properties flooded in Perth and Kinross
• Extensive flooding in Stonehaven, Fife and the Falkirk area
• Breach of the Union Canal, causing closure of the Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line
• A carriageway of the A68 in Midlothian washed away.