A section of Linkfield car park at John Muir Country Park in West Barns has been closed by East Lothian Countryside Rangers due to flooding.

In a post on Facebook the rangers said that the closed section would reopen again as soon as flooding subsides.

A yellow weather warning for rain remains in place covering East Lothian until 11.59pm tonight.

East Lothian Flood Group has met this afternoon to discuss concerns about flooding in the county.

A council spokesperson said: “We’ve received some localised reports of flooding affecting road surfaces which teams have been responding to and we continue to monitor the situation in relation to river water levels.

"A precautionary multi-agency meeting of the East Lothian Flood Group has been held this afternoon to review the position and weather forecast.

"While there are no significant concerns at present, we will continue to keep a close watching brief as the day progresses and yellow warning applies.”