Category: Argyll and Bute
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‘It will happen again, often’: MSP calls Argyll travel summit before next disaster
Argyll & Bute MSP seeking greater forward planning and joined up communications following serious weather disruption
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‘Not all heroes wear capes’
The driver of Saturday morning’s Oban to Glasgow bus has been praised by passengers, after it got stuck in Inveraray due to landslips and flooding closing the roads
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‘Get out the car and run!’
A mother and daughter from Campbeltown say they are lucky to be alive after escaping their car moments before it was swept away in a landslide on the A83 during Saturday’s torrential rain
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‘It’s amazing no one was killed’
One of the worst areas hit by the weekend’s torrential rain was the A816 between Oban and Lochgilphead, causing a massive landslide at the Bealach by Ardfern, a helicopter rescue for motorists trapped by a raging river at Kilmartin, and Ford being cut off from the outside world
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A83 reopens, and ferry fixed for Islay and Jura
The A83 and A815 reopen, but the travel chaos continued in Argyll with two ferry breakdowns
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Tarbert ferry cancelled and A83 clean-up continues
The clean-up operation on the A83 is continuing on Tuesday after several landslides closed the road between Inveraray and Tarbet over the weekend.
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Police refresh appeal for missing Tarbet man
Police Scotland have put out a refresh appeal to trace an elderly man reported missing from Tarbet nearly two weeks ago.
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Landslide clear-up continues as Rest remains closed
The A83 road remains closed after several landslips occurred between Inveraray and Tarbet as a month’s worth of rainfall fell in just 36 hours over the weekend.
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Roads begin to reopen, as Argyll checks and clears the flood damage
The rain is easing, but the risk of further flooding remains high, warned the Scottish Government on Sunday afternoon.
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Argyll worst hit by floods so far with more rain to come
Flooding has caused major disruption across Argyll and the west coast, with roads closed and trains cancelled across the region.