STORM BABET: Stranded Brechin residents rescued as another RED weather warning issued for area

Councillor and Brechin resident Chris Beattie said some people in the Angus town remain stranded because rescue crews cannot reach them due to the flooding.
He said: “The bottom of the town is under about five or six feet of water.
“People are being rescued and taken to the Brechin rescue centre.
“Some people are stranded – they might have several feet of water to cross to get to the door and at the moment it is not safe to do that.
“Some people are turning up at the rescue centre in soaking wet clothes so we’re asking for donations of things like toiletries and blankets.”
The Met Office has issued another red weather warning in Scotland for Saturday, saying further heavy rainfall could lead to more flooding and disruption.
Some people affected by the floods in Brechin, Angus, may not be back in their homes by Christmas, one local councillor has warned as he said waters in the Scottish town are still rising.
Gavin Nicol said the town’s flood barriers are 3.8m high but the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has warned the water could reach 5m.
He said: “With the amount of rain we’re getting it might even supersede that.
“It’s just a disaster. The water is not going down, it is still rising.”
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