FLASH floods in Scotland have led to at least one motorist to take refuge on top of their cars.
It came as a flood alert led to a "danger to life" warning covering most of Scotland.
In Edinburgh one motorists wasa seen on top of their vehicle as flooding was caused by torrential rain.
Motorist Vonny LeClerk managed to record what happened from his car from a mobile phone attached to a grip.
He said: "Unbelievable scenes in Edinburgh. The roads are literally bursting open like geysers. Water up to my headlights.
"There are people stranded on top of their cars."
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It came as five flood alerts were issued by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) warning of heavy rain covering west central Scotland, Edinburgh and Lothians, Scottish Borders, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway.
There are people stranded on top of their cars #Edinburgh pic.twitter.com/1KryXtdVD0
— Vonny LeClerc (@vonny_bravo) June 24, 2019
And the Met Office's issued a yellow weather warning for the whole of today.
The weather forecasters said there was " a small chance of fast flowing or deep floodwater causing danger to life"
And the Met Office said there was also a small chance that homes and businesses could be flooded, causing damage to some buildings.
Where flooding has occurred there was also a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services.
It also warned of difficult driving conditions, road clousres and a small chance that some communities could be cut off by flooded roads.
There was also a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services to some homes and businesses, associated with the isolated thunderstorm risk.
Stay safe out in this weather everybody. We've had to close our office due to flooding - stay inside if you can 🌧 #Edinburgh #SouthGyle pic.twitter.com/lsFX8vG4vI
— Megan_ENABLE (@Megan_ENABLE) June 24, 2019
A SEPA spokesperson said: "Heavy thundery rain is possible on Monday which may lead to surface water flooding impacts. This could cause disruption due to flooding from local surface water runoff and over-spilling of small watercourses.
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"Due to the nature of the rainfall, it is difficult to predict which areas are most at risk, however the overall risk is expected to decline by the end day. Members of the public are advised to check Traffic Scotland website before travelling.
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