Battered by Babet

Town cleared as month of rain set to fall in a day

- STEPHEN WHITE

A WOMAN died and a town was evacuated as Storm Babet wreaked havoc yesterday with 70mph winds, torrential rain and flooding.

The Met Office issued an extremely rare "danger to life" red warning in North East Scotland lasting through to midday today with more than a month's worth of rainfall expected to fall in the worst-affected regions.

Officials toured around Brechin, Scotland, telling 400 households they had to leave "for their own safety". Four rest centres were set up and nearby hotels also offered refuge.