Most rail routes in Scotland suspended as heavy rain and wind batters the UK
Festive travel plans were plunged into chaos for tens of thousands on Wednesday as Storm Gerrit brought flooding and huge disruption to rail services and left drivers trapped for hours in their cars on snow-covered roads.
A rescue operation was launched to help motorists stranded in freezing conditions on the A9 near Inverness.
Elsewhere, wind gusts of up to 87mph pulled huge trees from their roots onto roads, rail lines and at least one home, with boats used to rescue residents stranded in houses that were flooded.
Outages cut power to 8,600 homes at lunchtime, the Energy.
