Up to 100,000 homes at flood risk

Almost 100,000 properties in Scotland are at risk from flooding, it has been revealed.

The figures were announced as Scotland's first national summit on the issue is expected to begin in Perth.

The Scottish Government has published a detailed FLOOD MAP showing the places deemed to be most at risk from river flooding and rising sea levels.

Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Richard Lochhead said Scotland could not ignore the threat.

The map of flood risk zones indicated the areas most in danger.