Edinburgh flash floods: clean-up continues after 'intense downpour'
Several parts of the capital were affected by the heavy rain
Edinburgh Council says teams have been working round the clock to clear up parts of the city hit by flash floods.
Severe downpours on Sunday afternoon left several streets underwater, causing damage to homes and businesses.
It also left the Edinburgh Bypass gridlocked, thanks to huge pools of standing water.
Some travel disruption lasted into Monday morning, with stretches of the capital's footpath network remaining flooded.
Video footage also showed water pouring into the new St James Quarter shopping centre, days after its opening.
How heavy was the rain?
Edinburgh Council says 37mm - half of the average rainfall for July - fell in less than an hour on Sunday, which overwhelmed the drainage systems in a number of areas.
Bosses have also called on residents to remain vigilant, with a Met Office yellow weather warning for rain remaining in place until midnight on Monday.
Councillor Lesley Macinnes, Transport and Environment Convener, said: “Our roads and flood prevention teams have worked extremely hard, throughout Sunday and overnight, to minimise the impact of this intense, sudden downpour.
“This was in close partnership with Scottish Water, who are responsible for the city’s sewer system, and I’d like to thank all those involved for their swift response.
"No city’s drainage systems are designed to cope with the sort of short, sharp volume of water experienced yesterday. As it’s not possible to predict this kind of extreme weather, which is regrettably is becoming more frequent as climate change effects intensify, localised flooding was unfortunately inevitable.
“However, our sympathies are with anyone who has experienced damage to their property as a result of flooding, and officers, along with partners, are working flat out to make sure the aftermath is cleared as quickly as possible.”
The clean-up begins
Stockbridge was one of the worst affected parts of the city.
Joanna Black, who has an art gallery in the area, revealed it's the second time they've been hit in as many years.
She told us: "There was about a foot of rain water came in, part of the ceiling collapsed in the basement; it was quite an ordeal just trying to clear the whole thing up.
"When we arrived it was all hands on deck to try to get rid of the water.
"This is the second time that I can remember in my lifetime that I've seen flooding like this in the area, and of course you can't get insurance - or what insurance you do have is going to go rocketing up. And commercial insurance is a nightmare in the first place."