Some residents in the village of Nethy Bridge have left their homes over the threat the wildfire spreading.

A major incident has been declared by emergency services as they continue to tackle a wildfire which has been burning in the Cairngorms National Park for 10 days. Some residents of the village of Nethy Bridge have been evacuated as a precaution. But a local resident told the BBC the wildfire should have been declared a major incident sooner and communication from authorities had been "pretty poor". The Scottish government said a fire break had been established around Nethy Bridge overnight and new fire breaks were being constructed. First Minister John Swinney, who held a meeting of the Scottish government's resilience committee early on Saturday, said additional police and fire service resources were being deployed to assist with the evacuation. Swinney continued: "The wind has changed direction overnight, which means the track of the fire has altered once again and the threat to Nethy Bridge has reduced, for the moment at least. "Ground and helicopter resources are being focused on the current path of the fire and new fire breaks constructed." Smoke from the wildfire can now be seen 59 miles away in Aberdeen following a change in wind direction.