Storm Babet: Hundreds evacuated as torrential rain threatens flood defences
Residents of about 400 homes in Brechin are told to leave as flood defences in the town are threatened.
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Residents of about 400 homes in Brechin are told to leave as flood defences in the town are threatened.
The body of a woman has been recovered from a river as parts of Scotland battle fierce wind and rain with the arrival of Storm Babet.
Council fiasco that led to false reports the entire town of Brechin was being evacuated revealed as Storm Babet arrives in Angus town.
Follow MailOnline's live blog for all the latest weather updates as Storm Babet threatens a month's worth of rain and 70mph gale force winds in Britain today after a rare red warning was announced.
Police Scotland confirmed the 57-year-old woman was swept into a river in Angus, where 400 homes are expected to be evacuated.