UK weather: Storm Babet batters large parts of country – as police search for man ‘trapped in vehicle’
SKY News says A major search is under way after reports of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater as Storm Babet batters large parts of the UK.
Police Scotland said the alarm was raised at 3am on Friday near the village of Marykirk in Aberdeenshire.
“Multi-agency searches are ongoing and the public are asked to avoid the area for their safety,” a force spokesperson said.
It comes after a woman died in Scotland when she was swept into a river amid gale-force winds and severe flooding.
A rare red weather alert issued by the Met Office, warning of a “danger to life from fast flowing or deep floodwater” in parts of Scotland, remains in force until midday on Friday.