A major incident has been declared in Hawick, as river levels in the Teviot continue to rise.
Properties in Kelso’s Spylaw Road industrial estate are being evacuated as firefighters tackle a large blaze there.
Lives could be lost due to a pilot project drafting in firefighters to help heart attack victims across the Borders being suspended, it is feared.
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