Photo: Sgoil Bhàgh a' Chaisteil
Severe weather causes flooding
22 March 2023
Flooding has occurred at many low lying roads across the Western Isles due to due to a low pressure weather system along with strong onshore winds at this month’s very high tide.
Castlebay School shared a photo of an inaccessible route at t Bolnabodach on its social media. School buses are being detoured along the west side. The road by Barra Airport is also flooded.
Flooding also impacted Stornoway town centre at South Beach and the quayside.
Seawater is covering Baleshare causeway while Locheynort bridge link is submerged.