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As England, Wales and Northern Ireland faced warnings about heavy rain, Scotland continued to bear the brunt with flood defences in the town of Brechin being breached early on Friday.
Marykirk and Edzell are also badly effect with power out across the region. Flooding has also hit Dundee and dramatic images show the extent of the storm at Stonehaven.
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Footage of the flooding
STV have released footage from Brechin showing the extent of the floor waters
Brechin Evacuation
Brechin councillor Jill Scott said: “It’s horrific. It’s just absolutely horrendous. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
She said people had been trapped for hours, warning: “There will be hundreds of houses flooded.”
Angus Council said rescue crews are dealing with around 100 calls in areas of Brechin which had been asked to evacuate.
Fire crews and the Coastguard began evacuating residents on Thursday night – knocking on residents’ doors advising them to leave.
On Thursday afternoon, a woman died after being swept into a river in Angus amid the evacuation of 400 homes in the Scottish region.
Pictured - Stonehaven
Our photographer Lisa Ferguson has been out in the North-East of Scotland
First Minister's Reaction
The First Minister has been responding to the latest scenes
Humza YousafI cannot stress how dangerous conditions are in Brechin in particular.
Scenes from Brechin
Angus Council, which serves the town near the eastern Scottish coast, said parts of Brechin are only accessible by boat and added: “Angus is in the middle of a very serious emergency. Flooding is unprecedented. Levels are over half a metre over the last highest ever.”
Rescue crews rushed to save people from severe flooding as Storm Babet hits
Emergency crews are trying to rescue people in the town hardest hit by the unprecedented flooding caused by Storm Barbet.
As England, Wales and Northern Ireland faced warnings about heavy rain, Scotland continued to bear the brunt with flood defences in the town of Brechin being breached early on Friday.
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