Flood alerts after rain batters UK
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Residents are counting the cost after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.
Flooding across the country caused damage to houses and left motorists facing travel misery.
Scotland was worst hit by the downpours, with flood warnings in force after rivers burst.
Fire crews in parts of Wales also had to pluck people from houses and cars, with the deluges cancelling a number of train services.
Around 100 people were rescued from flooded properties in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Grampian Fire and Rescue said.
Raymond Strachan, 55, who has lived in Huntly for more than 12 years, said flooding destroyed his caravan and Mitsubishi Warrior 4x4 car.
Speaking outside his home in Sycamore Place, he said: "Everything is destroyed on the ground floor. There was between 4.5ft and 5ft of water inside the house. I've never seen flooding like this before. It was a torrent."
He estimated the cost of the damage to his property would be between £10,000 and £15,000.
Aberdeenshire councillor Joanna Strathdee, who lives in Huntly and visited the flood-hit areas, said around 100 people were evacuated, including a number of residents from a nursing home in Huntly.
She said: "It's devastation, to be honest. The flood water has receded and the emergency services are still here."
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has issued five flood warnings - including one severe warning for the River Dulnain.
There were also five warnings in place for north east England, according to the Environment Agency's website.
Sepa said the River Deveron, which passes near Huntly, rose eight feet in 27 hours, making it the highest level since they started collecting records in 1959.
At 3.30am on Monday at the Avochie gauging station, the height of the river was recorded at 3.017 metres (9.9ft), a spokeswoman said. The previous record was 2.796 metres (9.17ft) in 2002.
In Wales, five adults and a baby were rescued from two houses in Meidrim, Carmarthenshire.
Two women were also stuck in floodwater in their car in Landore, Swansea, and four people were stuck in two cars near Newcastle Emlyn.
Houses in the coastal town of Stonehaven in Scotland were also hit.
Thirty stranded motorists were accommodated in Moray Council's rest centres at Keith, and the A941 road at Rothes was closed following a landslip.
David Fleming, chairman of Stonehaven Community Council, told BBC Radio Scotland conditions were "horrendous".
Aberdeen received 39mm (1.53 inches) of rain in the 12 hours from 6am to 6pm on Sunday.
About 32mm (1.26 inches) fell in the Edinburgh area and 25mm (0.98 inches) in Glasgow.
A spokesman for the Environment Agency said: "The heaviest of the rain was just before lunchtime yesterday. The rain has left the ground very, very wet and has filled the rivers. People should keep this in mind if there is further rain.
"Wales and the north east of England had surface water flooding.
"The warnings in England and Wales are all dropping and we expect them to continue to drop throughout the day."
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond, visiting the flood-hit area of Huntly, said: "Many families and elderly people have been affected by what has been the second round of flooding in as many weeks.
"Many people in Huntly and across the North East have had a miserable night and my thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by the flooding.
"In my capacity as MSP for Gordon, I stand ready to do everything I can to assist and that is why I am going to Huntly today to meet with the emergency services and council representatives to ensure everything that can be done to assist those affected is being done."
Mr Salmond also thanked Grampian Fire and Rescue Service and Aberdeenshire Council for their "hard work" over the last 24 hours.
All 40 residents at Meadows Care Home in Huntly were evacuated safely after the dining room, small lounge and two bedrooms flooded.
Residents who are bed-bound were taken to the Jubilee Hospital and other residents to a nearby hotel, a statement from Four Seasons Health Care, which owns the home, said.
Dr Pete Calveley, Four Seasons chief executive, said: "I cannot praise the team at Meadows enough. All the staff have really pulled together to deal with the situation in a calm and professional manner.
"All residents have been moved safely and without incident, in line with our existing contingency plan, and all residents' families have been informed.
"We would like to extend our thanks to all the staff, their families and the emergency services who have supported us throughout this incident."
Damage to the home on Burnside Road was being assessed.
Grampian Police said the weather may have been a contributing factor in a crash which left a man in his 60s dead.
Officers were at the scene of the collision between a car and a lorry, which were travelling in opposite directions, on the A90 Fraserburgh to Cortes road at Philorth in Aberdeenshire. The man pronounced dead at the scene was driving the car.
A spokesman for the force said: "Grampian Police collision investigators are meantime at the scene, and are considering the possibility that the weather was a contributing factor.
"The road is expected to be closed for several hours to allow investigations to be carried out."
Around 70 people were evacuated from homes around the Meadows area of Huntly, Grampian Police said.
Superintendent Innes Walker said: "Police and Grampian Fire and Rescue have had to deal with significant numbers of motorists who have become stranded in floodwater after ignoring signs advising of problems.
"These drivers are placing themselves in potentially dangerous circumstances and diverting emergency services from other work unnecessarily."
Scottish Environment Minister Roseanna Cunningham said: "Climate change is clearly happening on our doorsteps and flooding events such as these are likely to occur with increasing frequency.
"Everyone needs to be aware of the increased risks and, as we have seen in the last 24 hours, that doesn't just apply to those living in areas where there is a history of flooding.
"Through Sepa we are continuing to invest in flood awareness and flood warning schemes to try and minimise the impact flooding has on families and businesses. I launched the latest Sepa awareness campaign only last Friday."
Matt Dobson, a forecaster with MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "The very deep area of low pressure that caused all the problems yesterday is currently around Shetland. It's beginning to move away.
"There will be a few heavy showers in the west of Scotland but it will be largely dry today. Another heavy band of rain will move into the western parts of Scotland this evening and overnight. There will be showers, which won't be as heavy or as prolonged.
"The same band is moving into England. There will be further rain for everyone over the next 24 hours but not as heavy as we saw on Sunday.
"The heaviest rain will be over western areas of the UK tonight and into tomorrow morning."