Aberdeenshire Council is being given £2m to help repair damage caused by Storm Frank.

The emergency funding allocated through the Bellwin Scheme comes on top of £2m given to the council in 2016 to ensure that everyone who was directly affected received help.

The Bellwin Scheme is discretionary funding to help councils facing an undue financial burden as a result of large-scale emergencies.

Local authorities in the north east also received more than £10m funding this financial year to take forward priority flood protection schemes in their areas.

Storm Frank battered parts of the north east on December 29 and 30 in 2015.

Finance secretary Derek Mackay announced the extra funding on Friday.

He said: "There's no doubt that Aberdeenshire was among the areas hit the hardest by last year's flooding, which is why this £2m of funding will be welcome news to the council and communities affected by Storm Frank.

"This support through the Bellwin scheme will help Aberdeenshire Council meet some of the immediate and unforeseen costs of the flood damage.

"The Scottish Government is committed to working to reduce flood risk across Scotland and has committed £420m over the next ten years to protect homes in many of our most flood-prone areas."

Richard Thomson, co-leader of Aberdeenshire Council, said the local authority had spent about £12m dealing with the aftermath of the storm so far.