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The Westher
Lots of rain, oddly warm and a bit of flooding down here.
Risk to life - and unfortunately a real risk to life - in parts of Scotland
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...orm-babet-hits
The body of a 57-year-old woman has been recovered from a river in Angus, police Scotland have said, ashundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in a town in the east of the country amid fears that the River Esk will burst its banks during Storm Babet.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 1.45pm on Thursday October, officers attended a report of a person having been swept into the Water of Lee, Glen Esk.
“Around 4pm, the body of a 57-year-old woman was recovered from the river. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.”
More than 400 properties in Brechin in Angus – and in the villages of Tannadice and Finavon – have been told to leave their homes, with flood defences expected to be breached within 24 hours.
The Met Office has issued a rare red weather alert warning of a “danger to life from fast-flowing or deep flood water” in parts of Scotland, adding that some areas could be cut off for days.
The British Geological Survey predicted that Storm Babet could cause landslides, and police urged residents against all travel in the worst-hit areas.
Winds of up to 70mph (113km/h) and heavy rain forced the closure of at least one hospital, as well as health centres, schools and multiple roads.
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