Water levels in a Scots river have hit a 50-year high as a deluge of rain continues to batter the country.The figure was recorded from the River Annan by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) at its Brydekirk station.Two historic footbridges - The Diamond Jubilee Bridge and The Cuthbertson Memorial Bridge - have already been washed away in Annan after the river burst its banks following heavy downpours.Network Rail later announced that the line between Dumfries and Carlisle had been shut.Dramatic aerial footage has revealed the extent of the flooding in Dumfries after the River Nith also burst its banks.
A local captured the shocking scenes from the sky as water poured out onto surrounding streets. Four adults had to be rescued
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