Tesco store in Monifieth reopens after customers turned away during temporary closure By Lindsey Hamilton August 6 2021, 1:38pm August 6 2021, 1:38pm Share Tesco store in Monifieth reopens after customers turned away during temporary closure Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/angus-mearns/2436058/tesco-store-in-monifieth-closed-as-shoppers-turned-away-from-supermarket/ Copy Link Tesco Monifieth has been closed, apparently due to flooding. The Tesco supermarket in Monifieth has reopened to shoppers after being temporarily closed on Friday morning. Barriers were placed across the entrance of the car park and signs were put up informing customers of the closure. Staff were also turning people away. The supermarket has yet to confirm the reason for the temporary closure, and it is unclear if it is weather-related, after the region was hit by heavy rainfall. Barriers have been placed across the car park. One shopper said: “When I arrived at Tesco this morning I was told it had been closed temporarily due to ‘an issue’ in the store. “I believe it could be due to flooding. The rain in Monifieth has been torrential. “There seem to be maintenance guys there trying to mop up. “In the meantime, barriers have been placed across the entrance to the car park and people are being turned away. Flooding at the beach tunnels on South Street on Friday. “It’s all a bit chaotic, really, and shoppers are not being given any information about what’s happening.” Meanwhile, a road leading to the town’s beach was blocked off for a time on Friday morning due to flooding. Tesco has been approached for comment.
