Storm Babet: More than 300 homes in Brechin set to be evacuated #flood #weather #update #storm

Hundreds of homes in a Scottish town are being evacuated after Storm Babet landed bringing heavy rain and extreme winds amid a rare red weather alert.

It comes as the extreme warning was extended to a wider area of Scotland.

Severe flooding and “danger to life” conditions are expected with multiple alerts in place across the country.

A red warning is issued only when dangerous weather is forecast and it is “very likely there will be a risk to life”.

The alert covers the northeast, including parts of Angus, Aberdeenshire and Tayside.