Storm Babet Recap: Three dead across UK | Plane skids off Leeds Bradford runway | Red warnings in force

Friday recap from The Scotsman on a day emergency crews battled to rescue people in Brechin. Police confirm at least two people have died in Storm Babet in Scotland, and a third was killed in Shropshire.

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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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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