Video is available online of an orange waterspout that hit Scotland. The waterspout is believed to have originated at the Irn-Bru factory in Cumbernauld. Coloured waterspouts are unusual, the last one documented being a green one thought to come from a facility making Seven-Up.

A spokesperson for Barrs, the makers of Irn-Bru, told FNN:

This waterspout whipped off about a weeks production of Irn-Bru and deposited it somewhere in Midlothian. There's no danger to the public as Irn-Bru is perfectly safe both to drink and to shower in. Luckily we have plenty of Irn-Bru in storage as production has not been affected either by the war in Ukraine or sanctions on Russia since Irn-Bru is not exported to Russia.

Greta Thunderberg, Swedish Lutheran Minister, had this to say:

As the Lord told us: Whenever I hold back the rain or send Irn-Bru waterspouts or send an epidemic on my people, if they pray to me and repent and turn away from the evil climate change they are responsible for, then I will hear them in heaven, forgive their sins, and make their land prosperous again.

Australian waterspout-chaser Bill 'Battler' Heslop commented:

The last time we had a waterspout from the Fosters factory we were all drunk for a week. Hey Muriel! Fetch me a tinny. I'm parched.