Temporary road for north-east village cut off from world by floods
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Part of the A93 washed away due to flooding between Bridge of Gairn and Crathie. Picture by Kevin Emslie
A temporary road is to be put in place to help with access to and from Braemar following flooding damage in Deeside.
Villagers have been left isolated, with a huge part of A93 near Crathie washed away by the flood waters, preventing access from Ballater.
(Video shows road while one carriageway remained, just hours before the River Dee claimed it too WARNING: Some inappropriate language used)
It is hoped that the temporary road will be in place within the next week.
Aberdeenshire Council chief executive Jim Savage said repairs to Invercauld Bridge, expected to be finished within the next fortnight, would also help ease problems.
Meanwhile, today Scotland’s flood forecasting service has said river levels were generally falling and the risk of more floods was “reducing”.
However the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said disruption was likely to continue on the roads.
The road before it entirely washed away
Temporary road for north-east village cut off from world by floods
