[1/5] Emergency services assist in the evacuation of people from their homes in Brechin, amid floods during "Storm Babet", in Scotland, Britain October 20, 2023.
Britain's national weather forecaster, the Met Office, issued its first red warning for rain since February 2020, predicting some locations would see as much as 250 millimetres (9.84 inches).
"This is an exceptional event, and we are likely to continue to see significant impacts with the potential for further flooding," Met Office Chief Meteorologist Andy Page said.
The Met Office also has amber and yellow weather warnings in place for much of England.
Local emergency services said there were no reported injuries.
Persons:
Russell Cheyne, Storm Babet, Andy Page, Angus, Kylie MacLellan, William James, Michael Holden
Organizations:
REUTERS, Met Office, Police Scotland, Office, Southern Electricity Networks, Angus, Met, Leeds Bradford Airport, Thomson
Locations:
Brechin, Scotland, Britain, England