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Lucinda Cameron & Kathleen Speirs

Broxburn flooding leaves cars written off and flood water at knees as devastated residents try to save possessions

Scots families evacuated from their homes after severe flooding returned to begin salvaging what they could in the wake of the storm.

We told how many parts of the country were battered by Thursday 's torrential showers, with one of the areas most badly affected being Broxburn in West Lothian.

Locals in the town's Pyothall Court were rescued from their homes by fire crews on dinghies as cars were submerged and wheelie bins floated down the residential road.

Video footage shows police, council workers and residents on the scene lifting litter.

Wheelie bins remain strewn across the road while cars are noticeably damaged from the torrential rainfall.

Toys and household good are also seen spread across driveways following the storm.

Jean Hendrie and William Craik cleaning their house in Pyothall Court in Broxburn, West Lothian after flooding (PA)

Jean Hendrie and William Craik got back inside their house on Friday to find floors saturated and items scattered across the living room.

The pair carefully moved electrical goods from wet surfaces and tried to tidy up what they could, with many household goods dripping in water.

Jean Hendrie, 70, had to leave her home in Pyothall Court after water came over a flood wall and poured into the property, and has gone to stay with her daughter.

She said: "Everything in the living room is ruined, the water was up to our knees. The carpets are ruined, the floors are ruined.

"The rain came on really heavy at about 5pm and there is a burn behind the flood wall and the water came right over the wall.

"One of my neighbours was flooded and the water came right up to her kitchen worktops, and there are cars that are written off.

"We will not be able to stay here as the electricity is off, the carpet is soaked, there is silt everywhere."

She said nothing like this has happened in the 21 years she has lived there.

SFRS said it had worked with other emergency services and local authorities to support those affected.

Pictures posted on social media showed cars deep in floodwater and bins floating down the street.

Aimee Miller tweeted: "Street flooded... all of us rescued by the amazing fire brigade with their boats ! Hope everyone else is ok."

Two fire rescue teams with boats helped families from over 14 properties on the scene.

There are no reports of injuries. 

They were also called to incidents in Linlithgow and Ratho.

The road in Broxburn was completely flooded with cars almost submerged (Twitter)

Heavy rain caused transport problems across the central belt on Thursday, leading to trains being suspended and road closures.

ScotRail warned services across the country would be delayed or cancelled due to "extremely heavy rain flooding".

On Friday, the rail company tweeted that all lines affected by Thursday's heavy rain have now reopened, and services are able to run again.

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