Storm Babet: severe flood warnings in Scotland after woman dies
The Guardian says A fifth severe flood warning has been issued for eastern Scotland as the emergency services grappled with substantial flooding from Storm Babet, which has claimed its first fatality after a woman was swept away in Angus..
A flood duty manager for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Pascal Lardet, said Thursday’s rainfall had been “exceptional” and flooding incidents were likely to increase during the day. We are in a very challenging, serious and potentially dangerous situation,” he told BBC Radio Scotland.
On Thursday night a 57-year-old woman died after being swept into the Water of Lee in Glen Esk, Angus.
On Friday it emerged that the rescue services were searching for a man reportedly trapped in a vehicle caught in flood water near Marykirk in Aberdeenshire.