Trains were affected by a landslip between Gleneagles and Perth Heavy rain has caused flooding and travel disruption in parts of Scotland, with Tayside and Fife the worst affected areas.There are currently 19 flood warnings in force across the country.
Police said numerous roads were closed in the Tayside area, including the A92 eastbound from Dundee to Arbroath.
Train services have also been disrupted between between Gleneagles and Perth following a landslip. ScotRail said engineers were assessing the situation.
All trains between Edinburgh and Perth will now end their journey at Ladybank, with buses operating between there and Perth.
Services between Edinburgh and Inverness are being diverted via Dundee, adding extra time to journeys.
Serco NorthLink Ferries said that sailings between the Northern Isles and Aberdeen had been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, possibly until Sunday.
Fife Fire and Rescue said it had received calls, mainly from the north east of the area, asking for help to stop flood water getting into houses and to rescue people from trapped cars.
At about 03:00 a taxi driver was rescued from his cab on the A923 in Coupar Angus, when flood water had reached his doorsills.
Continue reading the main story Get frequent travel updates on BBC Radio Scotland - 92 to 95 FM and 810 MWDo you know of a problem? Call the travel hotline on 08000 929588 (call only if it is safe to do so)A number of rivers have also burst their banks, including the river Eden in Cupar and the Leet in Coldstream, in the Borders.The Met Office has issued an amber warning for heavy and persistent rain for Stirlingshire, Perthshire and Angus - and a yellow warning for parts of central and eastern Scotland.
Portmoak Primary in Perth and Kinross has been closed. The school itself is unaffected, but several access roads have been flooded.
Angus Council has distributed sand bags and flood barriers to residents living alongside the South Esk River in Brechin.
At its peak, the river was about 5in from breaking its banks, but it is understood that the level has since dropped.
The authority said there had also been flooding to the playgrounds, car park and entrances at Glamis Primary school, but the school is open.
Dundee City Council said it had received a number of reports of flooding and had supplied sandbags where requested. It has been working with Tayside Police and has provided signage for road closures.
Flooding at Strachan, near Banchory, was among the problems motorists faced on Friday It is the second day of heavy rain, with up to 55mm falling in some places on Thursday.
Fire crews had to pump water from the main A9 route to and from the Highlands on Thursday after heavy rain running off the hills closed the road for several hours.
The weather also led to ferry cancellations to the Northern Isles.
BBC Scotland weather presenter Judith Ralston said there had been persistent rain across eastern areas.
"Atlantic weather systems would normally sweep across the country fairy quickly and clear," she explained.
"However, at the moment there is a stationary area of high pressure over Scandinavia which is preventing bands of rain from clearing from Scotland.
"Instead, it is slowing them up across eastern areas, where they are becoming static, taking much longer to pass by."
She added that the next weather system was due to sweep in later on Friday night and during Saturday.
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