Edinburgh's Dean Village was transformed into a rapid river after heavy rain caused huge floods.
Shocking videos show thick brown water on the rise as the Water of Leith bursts making the area unrecognisable
It comes after Storm Alex battered Scotland with a months worth of rain in just 36 hours.
History author Sara Sheridan captured the footage and shared on it social media saying "I reckon we won't be walking along the Leith for a wee while."
Weather experts predicted chaos and slapped 42 flood warnings across the country on Sunday.
The torrential downpours sparked landslides in some areas and huge floods, like the one in Leith, in others.
Forecaster Tom Morgan said: “It is a huge amount of rain to fall in just 36 hours.
"It is only because the region has been relatively dry that there were not more issues than there have been.
“If this level of rain had fallen on sodden ground, the consequences would have been much worse.”
A Met Office amber warning for heavy rain had been in place for much of the east coast over the weekend.
While motorists bore the brunt of the wild weather on Saturday night, it was the railways that witnessed greatest upheaval.
Rail services in the affected area had been suspended from 7pm on Saturday due to the warnings but Scotrail said yesterday that 16 routes had to be checked by Network Rail before trains could begin running again yesterday.
