Two people have been confirmed dead in Scotland as Storm Babet hit, with officials saying the Angus region is in a 'very serious emergency'.
Two people have died and hundreds have been forced to evacuate, as Storm Babet batters Scotland with gale-force winds and severe flooding - with it set to sweep through England next.
Police also confirmed a tree had fallen onto a van and killed a 56-year-old man near Forfar, Angus, on Thursday around 5pm. An amber rain warning is in place for parts of England, including Nottingham, Leeds, Sheffield and Manchester from midday on Friday until 6am on Saturday.Hundreds of homes evacuated in Scotland amid 'very serious emergency'
“We completely understand that it is very hard to leave your home but parts of Brechin, and increasingly other parts of Angus, are now only accessible via boat."Three rest centres have been set up nearby for those who need to leave. Five warnings have been issued by the Environment Agency in Dauntsey, Wiltshire; Sandsend, North Yorkshire; Bridlington, East Yorkshire; the Tyne estuary and in areas surrounding the River Maun in Nottinghamshire.on Friday morning, as National Rail said all lines are impacted between Worcester Foregate Street and Stratford-upon-Avon, between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa, and between Longbridge and Bromsgrove.
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