The Latest Breaking News from Flood

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf warned ‘we have not seen the last of this’ after three people died.

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency warned the River Don could breach its banks on Saturday.

Storm Babet has caused havoc across the UK, with strong winds and rough seas along the east coast, record breaking rainfall and river levels in Scotland, overtopped flood defences, closed roads and railways and sadly at least two deaths. The impacts are not over as further rain is expected.

Several sections of major Scottish roads are closed due to flooding.

Terri Mason had to leave her property in Brechin within hours of moving in as it was threatened by floodwater.

Man dies after getting caught in flood water in Shropshire; Brampton area of Chesterfield evacuated

Rescue operations are under way after parts of eastern Scotland were hit by flooding caused by heavy rain as Storm Babet hit the UK.

Scotland bore the brunt of the storm – with flood defences in the town of Brechin breached.

India has begun work to designate as dead at least 79 people who went missing in floods unleashed by a Himalayan glacial lake outburst on October 4, taking the death toll in the disaster to 179.