ITV Border: Special investigations into flooding

Homes and businesses in Newton Stewart are mopping up after torrential rain brought some of the worst flooding in living memory.

Saturated ground, a high tide and constant rain on Sunday evening and much of Monday, combined to make the River Cree wash into parts of the town.

You can watch the full report from Tim Backshall below.

Homes and businesses in Newton Stewart are mopping up after torrential rain brought some of the worst flooding in living memory.

Saturated ground, a high tide and constant rain on Sunday and Monday combined to make the River Cree wash into parts of the town.

A car park next to the river was under several feet of water.

Some flats had to be evacuated and water seaped into the Belted Galloway visitor centre, which is closed while the clean up continues.

Local people say the water levels were certainly as high as floods in the 1980's and probably as high as the 60's.

Mountain rescue teams went to pick up several people whose cars were stranded in flood water.

Water levels have now fallen.

Several properties have been flooded on the Whitesands area of Dumfries. The car park has been underwater since earlier this afternoon but the water spread into several commercial buildings. The area does flood frequently.

The river Nith has burst its banks and now the flood water has reached shops along the Whitesands.

Four people have had to be rescued using boast from flats in Riverside view in Newton Stewart. Four more are currently being rescued by the fire service from the same flats.

The fire service have confirmed that several houses have flooded in Newton Stewart in Dumfries and Galloway.

It's after the River Cree burst its banks following heavy and persistant rainfall through out the day.

Several houses on Arthur Street are affected and the fire service are pumping water out.