Storm Babet Causes Severe Flooding in UK and Scotland; Three Dead, Hundreds Evacuated
Hundreds urged to evacuate in Angus and Amber warnings issued for northern England and Midlands as Storm Babet's torrential rain and wind causes flooding and power outages in the UK and Scotland.
- Storm Babet has led to severe flooding in parts of the UK and Scotland, resulting in three deaths and evacuations of hundreds of residents.
- Angus and Amber areas in Scotland and northern England received stark weather warnings due to torrential rain and winds causing flooding and power outages.
- The storm, expected to bring extreme rain, wind and potential life-threatening flooding, swept a 57-year-old woman into the Water of Lee in Glen Esk, Scotland.
- Residents from more than 400 properties in Brechin area were advised to evacuate due to fears of River South Esk bursting its banks and reaching alarming flood levels.
- The Met Office has issued a red weather warning as Storm Babet is predicted to reach up to approximately 220mm of rainfall in certain areas of eastern Scotland leading to potential risks to life, extensive flooding, and landslides.
- Storm Babet has also struck County Cork in Ireland, causing severe flooding, damaging hundreds of properties, and leading to a precarious cleanup operation.
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