A major incident has been declared after drivers reported being stuck for hours in heavy traffic on a major road in Scotland.
Heavy show brought by Storm Gerrit led to vehicles being stranded on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands, Police Scotland said.
Snowploughs and tractors were sent to the scene near Drumochter to clear a way through.
The A9 further south, at Ballinluig in Perthshire, was closed by police due to flooding.
Thousands of properties across Scotland have suffered power cuts, according to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks, as it warned that some could face 48 hours without electricity.
About 2-3cm of snow has fallen in Aviemore in the Cairngorms.
The storm has disrupted rail services across Scotland, as well as trains to and from London.
Air and ferry travel in many parts of Britain has also been hit.
A rainfall gauge in England’s Lake District recorded 80mm – nearly half the usual 178mm monthly rainfall for December, the UK Met Office said.
The fastest recorded wind gust was 138km/h at Inverbervie on the north-east coast of Scotland, according to the forecaster.
Storm Gerrit comes less than a week since Storm Pia lashed parts of the UK in the run up to Christmas.
