The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is tonight (15th November) warning the north east that although rainfall is set to ease across much of the region later this evening, many areas still remain affected by flooding.

River levels across Moray and Aberdeenshire continue to rise, especially on the River Findhorn, River Divie, Mosset Burn, River Lossie, River Don and River Deveron. Water levels on the River Deveron at Huntly are close to those record levels set in October 2002. The River Lossie at Torwinny, where over 85mm rainfall has been recorded in the past 27 hours, has exceeded all previous levels.

SEPA encourage those living, working or travelling in flood risk areas to contact

Floodline - 0845 988 1188, www.sepa.org.uk/flooding – for current flood alerts, and advice on how to cope with flooding.

SEPA Hydrologists have issued the following flood alerts through Floodline for the north east area:

1 Severe Flood Warning:

· The River Lossie upstream of Elgin

3 Flood Warnings:

· The River Nairn

· The River Lossie at Elgin

· The River Spey from downsteam of Fochabers to Spey Bay

7 flood watches:

· Upper Spey

· Lower Spey

· Don, Banff and Buchan rivers

· Dee and Bervie

· The Moray Firth Coast from Golspie to Buckie including Cromarty Firth, Beauly Firth and Inverness

· The River Findhorn from Mundole to Findhorn Bay

· The Mosset Burn in Forres

ENDS