to we need to find better ways to energise our conservative voters to come out and supporter the government. greg hands there talking about their double defeat in the by—elections overnight. let us shift gears to the other big story today. as we've been reporting, two people have died as storm babet batters the uk with torrential rain, strong winds and severe flooding. hundreds of people have been advised to leave their homes overnight in parts of scotland as the storm hit — and thousands of properties were left without power. a rare red weather warning — meaning there's a risk to life — is in force until midday. and trains between london and south wales have been cancelled due to flooding on the line. we can go to brechin now where we are joined by our reporter louise cowie. louise — what's happening there now?

well as you can probably see a major rescue operation is still under way behind me, iam rescue operation is still under way behind me, i am a stone's throw from the riverside there, which burst its banks and led to the evacuation of dozens of people from their home, thatis dozens of people from their home, that is very much an ongoing operation, police have told me they have still been taking calls from people who have been be trapped or unable to leave their homes. now, over the last ten or so minutes we have been moved further up the street and that is because the water levels are rising. again a further red weather warning has been issued for parts of scotland covered by yesterday's warning, which means we can face further treacherous conditions, more rain and wind. we know this storm has sadly proved deadly. a 57—year—old woman was swept to her death in a nearby river yesterday and a 56—year—old man died when a tree fell on his van in a

nearby town. as you can probably tell, the rain is coming down again and we are likely to more of these conditions in the next few hours and it will be a watch and wait to see how bad things get here, in angus andindeed how bad things get here, in angus and indeed across the rest of scotland. and indeed across the rest of scotland-— and indeed across the rest of scotland. ., , , ., scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues. the _ scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, the red _ scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, the red weather- scotland. indeed, louise, the storm continues, the red weather warning | continues, the red weather warning remains in place, what about those people who have been evacuated from their homes, do we know how they are being cared for and how long they can expect to be away from their homes? it can expect to be away from their homes? , , . ' homes? it is very much different situation for _ homes? it is very much different situation for many _ homes? it is very much different situation for many families. - homes? it is very much different situation for many families. we l situation for many families. we spoke to one family this morning who were evacuated round 5am. they were able to move with relative —— relatives who live further up the town, many people haven't been as fortunate. they don't have places they can do to. there have been a number of centres set up where people can go to, they are getting

fed, watered, getting warm clothes and they are being put up there for as long as is necessary. many people thought they might be able to revisit their homes but with this further red weather warning, with the river levels set to rise again, that looks unlike lie. a lot of pmq facing a worrying few days, not knowing when that we return to their homes. ~ ., ., ., ., ., homes. what information are you able to share about — homes. what information are you able to share about how _ homes. what information are you able to share about how the _ homes. what information are you able to share about how the emergency - to share about how the emergency services are prioritising their services are prioritising their services at this stage in the crisis? it services at this stage in the crisis? ., ., ., , ., , . services at this stage in the crisis? ., ., . ., crisis? it a moveable feast. we have sent the crisis? it a moveable feast. we have spent the entire _ crisis? it a moveable feast. we have spent the entire morning, _ crisis? it a moveable feast. we have spent the entire morning, we - crisis? it a moveable feast. we have spent the entire morning, we have l spent the entire morning, we have coastguard team, police, fire and rescue and they have various command unites round here, and they have a list of homes where they think they might need to get to or have got to and are ticking off a list of people they have managed to get to. that

seems to have worked well so far, the last update i got was they think they have most people out but there are a number of caravans apparently further down this road which there was concern for, so they are taking things as they come, and when they thought things were getting better it could get bigger and trickier. live now to rowan bridge in richmond in yorkshire. we can see the rain coming down on you, bring us up—to—date. you we can see the rain coming down on you, bring us up-to-date._ you, bring us up-to-date. you can robabl you, bring us up-to-date. you can probably see _ you, bring us up-to-date. you can probably see the _ you, bring us up-to-date. you can probably see the river _ you, bring us up-to-date. you can probably see the river swale - you, bring us up-to-date. you can i probably see the river swale behind me, and the height and ferocity of thatis me, and the height and ferocity of that is a bit of a barometer of what the weather has been like. the river levels have risen and they were above what they would be. they have risen against in the last couple of

hour, we are on the edge of the amber weather warning, that the met office have issued, the spine of england running from the north east down to the midlands on the eastern side of the pennines so we are on the edge of that, which is a warning of a risk of flooding and disruption, within that amber area. what that means is disruption both on the roads in west yorkshire, roads, at least one has had to be closed and on the railways for example at the moment there are no trains teen derby an sheffield and derby and nottingham because of the weather conditions, the station at roth ham is closed, we have also seen power outages to homes in the newcastle area and the lighthouse at the mouth of the river tyne has lost its dome giving the power and ferocity of the wind and weather there. if you look at sheffield, south yorkshire, that is some of the tram services aren't running, all of

that because of the heavy rain we have got. also worth bearing in mind that the problems are notjust this amber warning which runs through into tomorrow morning but also, potentially, in the time after that, because some of this water will be running on to hills, so the area where we are now, so that will run down into rivers and cause those levels to rise, which again will pose a further threat of flooding if those banks burst in the next two or three days. those banks burst in the next two or three da s. ., ., those banks burst in the next two or three deve— three days. rowan, we can see the swollen liver _ three days. rowan, we can see the swollen liver behind _ three days. rowan, we can see the swollen liver behind you, _ three days. rowan, we can see the swollen liver behind you, are - three days. rowan, we can see the swollen liver behind you, are therej swollen liver behind you, are there are particular areas along its path which are more vulnerable to an increase in those waters? er. increase in those waters? er, obviously _ increase in those waters? er, obviously if — increase in those waters? er, obviously if will _ increase in those waters? e", obviously if will is low lying land by and houses, those are the ones that will be at most risk of flooding, the area where we are this doesn't look like it is going to flood. at the moment the amber warns are the risk of potential flooding,

they are not telling people to evacuate their homes but this is still a situation that is ongoing and will develop, the rain is still coming down, and is likely to come down for some time to come, so i think the situation could develop over that period.— over that period. thank you very much forjoining _ over that period. thank you very much forjoining us. _ we can now go to stonehaven, our reporter louise hosie is there — louise, what's the situtation there? yes, as you can probably see, the wind has really picked up here in stonehaven this afternoon, now there had been, there have been realfears about the impact of storm babet here and that is because stonehaven is no stranger to flooding, there have been a number of incidents here in the past. at the moment, the town does appear to have escaped the worst of the flooding but we know

there is in new red weather warning due to come in at midnight tonight, and with that, there really is a real wore friday in the town, again, about what the. coming hours will hold. now, we know there has also been disruption to transport across scotland, because of this storm, the a90 between stonehaven and dundee, the main road has been closed, with drivers having to be take a detour of round 150 miles, there have been power cuts, the electricity companies say they have restored power to 2a,000 customers who had been cut off and they are working to restore power to a further 4,000 propertyings, but still a real worry here, about the coming hours and definitely a feeling that this storm is far from over. definitely a feeling that this storm is farfrom over. —— properties. louise as you were saying the town has escaped the worst of the

tomorrow so far, but a red weather warning remains in place, can you see people taking precaution, either evacuating themselves or doing anything to protect their homes? yes, here in stonehaven, it hasn't been as severe as what we say in the town of brechin in angus, where people having to be rescued from their homes overnight, but of course, people here are still worried about exactly what this storm could continue to bring, we have seen people putting out sandbags and putting up flood defences, so far they have continued to hold people here will be crossing theirfingers to hold people here will be crossing their fingers that continues to be their fingers that continues to be the case. 0k. the case. ok. louise in stonehaven. thank you for that update. we can bring you some live pictures now, of the river swale, in the, in richmond in

yorkshire. the river swale as you can see, is swollen by the floodwaters coming from storm babet, a storm which has taken the lives of two people as it battered the uk with torrential rain, strong winds and severe flooding overnight. hundredings have been advised to leave their homes, in parts of scotland, thousands of properties have been left without power. as we have been left without power. as we have been left without power. as we have been reporting, a rare red weather warning, have been reporting, a rare red weatherwarning, meaning have been reporting, a rare red weather warning, meaning that will is a risk to life, remains in force in the worst affected parts of the country. there we will leave it for now, but let us hand over the matt with hello. weather conditions for some will get worse before they get better this weekend. gradually, let's focus on where the warnings are at the moment. still that met office red warning across parts of eastern scotland may lapse at midday, but rivers could continue to rise

for a while after that. a wider amber warning remains in force across other parts of eastern scotland with that flooding risk again, though, the rain will be easing. and further south, an amber warning comes into force this afternoon across parts of south east scotland, eastern half of the pennines, peak district and in across parts of north west england. here, rainfall totals will tot up, that rainfall becoming more and more persistent around those eastern side of the pennines through into the afternoon aided and abetted by some pretty strong winds, wet conditions towards east anglia as well. the heaviest rain we've seen through the midlands and wales will ease to showers, same too in northern ireland and brighter, drier conditions for the northern half of scotland this afternoon thankfully. but it stays windy here and winds could be gusting 50, 60 miles an hour, whipping up some pretty rough and dangerous seas towards the east coast. a big difference in temperature north to south, the south warm where winds are light and there's onlyjust one or two showers, plenty of sunshine. tonight, you can see how that rain sits in place across the eastern side of the pennines for a while.

but it also then edges northwards and returns into northern and eastern scotland for tomorrow morning. temperatures holding up for many, staying windy across the north. so for a look at the chart for saturday, low pressure is still with us. some strong winds and potentially some longer spells of rain close to the english channel for saturday. but there's that zone of wet weather which returns to eastern scotland. again, adding things up. as far as rivers are concerned, the winds remain strong, although not as strong as they have been. away from that, the sunshine will break through the clouds in northern ireland, england and wales at times, be a few showers, but is said some potential for longer spells of heavy thundery rain and pretty strong winds through the english channel later in the day. it will feel cooler here than it has done through today. now, is there any respite on the way? well, the good news is by sunday there should be, but we've still got low pressure broadly in charge. so a few showers dotted around here and there. but by and large, the showers will be fewer across scotland. longer spells of dry weather.

some of you stay dry all day long with some sunshine and temperatures close to where we should be for this stage in october. take care.

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