Inverness supermarket closed after roof collapses
Customers were evacuated from a Tesco supermarket in Inverness after water poured in through the ceiling on Sunday afternoon.
Videos on social media showed tiles on the ceiling falling to the floor and water pouring in, covering most of the floor in the supermarket.
The area was affected by heavy thunderstorms and torrential rain for most of Sunday.
The store was evacuated and remains closed.
🚨 Tesco Inches in Inverness has had a massive roof failure resulting in parts falling in across the entire store.
The store has been safely evacuated. pic.twitter.com/xHqqSKqakY— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) August 14, 2022
A Tesco spokesperson, said: “Our Inverness Inshes Extra store is temporarily closed while we assess some damage to the roof.
“We’re sorry for any inconvenience. We’re working to reopen as soon as possible.”
The #heatwave is starting to break with thundery showers across Scotland as shown in the latest radar sequence 👇
Over the coming days heavy and thundery showers will become more widespread across the country as the hot conditions give way. pic.twitter.com/ZK78BE4MWV— Met Office (@metoffice) August 14, 2022
A car park close to the supermarket, located in the Inshes Retail Park, was also flooded, as was a nearby Vue cinema.
It comes after a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms was issued by the Met Office for much of Scotland on Sunday.
The warning is expected to be in place until midnight on Monday. It follows temperatures reaching 30 degrees last week and red water shortage warnings being issued to parts of Fife and the Borders.
⛈️ We're expecting heavy rain and thunderstorms in many areas over the next couple of days. This shouldn't cause disruption to your journey, but it's still a good idea to check before travelling.@ScotRail @CalSleeper @LNER @LumoTravel @TPEassist @CrossCountryUK @AvantiWestCoast pic.twitter.com/EPRwb8Xwfm
— Network Rail Scotland (@NetworkRailSCOT) August 14, 2022
Network Rail has advised passengers to check journeys are running but has reassured them there are no major disruptions expected.