As the town took a battering from incessant rain yesterday, Thursday, October 28, photographer BILL McBURNIE was on hand to capture the scene and the work being carried out by the Hawick Flood Group and emergency services.
1. Mountain Rescue deployed at Mansfield Road to evacuate residents
(Photo: BILL McBURNIE) Photo: Bill McBurnie
2. Mansfield Road under water at 5pm and rising yesterday
(Photo: BILL McBURNIE) Photo: Bill McBurnie
3. Councillor Stuart Marshall at Mansfield Road late yesterday afternoon
(Photo: BILL McBURNIE) Photo: Bill McBurnie
4. Jimmy Paterson showing the height of the river during the last flood yet decided to stay in his home at Rosevale Street - despite warnings from Mountain Rescue teams
(Photo: BILL McBURNIE) Photo: Bill McBurnie