The town was one of the worst hit parts of Fife, with fire crews and Fife Council staff drafted in to help residents cope with the deluge of water.

Fife Fire Service was called out on 18 occasions in the Kirkcaldy area over Saturday and Sunday. Fife Council also received 35 calls regarding flooding between 8 p.m. on Saturday evening and early Sunday afternoon.

The Templehall area of the town was particularly badly hit, with 11 call outs to the fire service between 12.50 a.m. and 3.10 a.m. on Sunday due to flooding in people's homes.

Houses and roads in the Dunnikier Estate and the Torbain area were also affected, with residents clearing their cars of water and removing sodden carpets and furniture from their homes.

Several roads were closed including the A955 East Wemyss, the B9130 south of Thornton and Haugh Road in Burntisland, however all were re-opened by 10 a.m. on Sunday.

There was a similar picture across other parts of Fife, with Rosyth, Oakley, Falkland and St Andrews also badly hit.

All of the fire service's 100 on duty firefighters were employed, pumping water out of properties, helping residents move furniture and possessions, and helping prevent more water entering their homes.

Mike Thorpe, structural services team leader for Fife Council, said: "First reports of flooding were received from Friday evening onwards. The Council has good planning processes in place to help deal with flooding.

"Emergency response teams from roads and street lighting were deployed immediately with assistance from Fife Fire and Rescue Service which ensured that the majority of affected roads were promptly cleared.

"In Fife, our inland rivers are smaller so we do not get flooding on such a large scale as witnessed in England, but even a few houses being flooded has the same devastating affect on those directly involved.

"Fortunately, reports of residential properties being affected did not appear to be widespread.

"The Fife Flood Report is in place for rivers to ensure watercourses are maintained and defences put in place where needed."

"We will continue to be vigilant and work with Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), the Scottish Government and communities to try to ensure that even rare severe events don't impact on the people of Fife."

SEPA warned further heavy rain could cause more flooding on Tuesday night. Kirkcaldy escaped the worst of the weather, however, parts of North East Fife were once again hit by floods.