Scotland is coping with the aftermath of the severe flooding which disrupted road and rail networks.

Main roads have re-opened but many side roads were still affected following Tuesday's downpours.

A Railtrack official described conditions on the Scottish network as "the worst in years" and said that while most services were getting back to normal there were still some problems.

Surface water is expected to affect most major routes in central Scotland throughout Wednesday.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is asking people to ring its Floodline on 0845 988 1188 for information about flooding dangers.

Residents had to be evacuated

In the east of Glasgow, emergency services continued a search of Riddrie cemetery after reports that a teenager had fallen into a 15ft hole.

About 200 residents in the Shettleston area of Glasgow had to be evacuated from their homes in the city during the worst of the flooding.

Firefighters also used boats to rescue more than a dozen people from the upper floors of two cottages near Kirkliston on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

They included residents and others who had gone to the householders' aid when the River Almond overflowed.

Hotel fear

Emergency services evacuated 210 people from the Tighemore Hotel in the Trossachs overnight amid fears that rising water could destabilise the building.

Householders in Elgin were also among those affected by flooding and power to about 1,700 homes was lost at one stage.

The A9 in the Highlands was reduced to a single lane at the Slochd, with heavy flooding and boulders strewn across the road surface.

The Perth to Inverness railway line is expected to remain blocked until Monday by a major landslide at the Slochd summit.

Railtrack spokeswoman, Dorothy Fenwick, said: "It was one of the worst days we've had on the Scottish rail network in years.

"We had flash flooding throughout the network and mainly in the central area but more than about 20 minor landslips, numerous severe floods affecting track and stations all over the central belt."