Storm Babet: Death toll rises to six as floods cause chaos – live - The Independent

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Officials are warning that major flooding from Storm Babet could last until Tuesday as the death toll from weather-related incidents rose to seven.

Rivers in North Yorkshire, the Midlands and the southwest could continue to overflow despite the worst of the storm having passed, the Environment Agency said.

Two people died in Angus, east Scotland, where a rare red weather warning for rain was issued, bringing the total number of fatalities since Thursday to six.

Travel disruption caused by the storm is set to continue through Sunday, with warnings not to travel on parts of the rail network.

Network Rail says the routes linking Edinburgh with Inverness and Aberdeen will be badly affected by severe weather all day, and that speed restrictions will apply on other lines. “Major disruption to services in Scotland is expected until the end of the day,” is the message.

Anyone who makes it to Edinburgh may find their problems are only just be beginning, because the East Coast main line is heavily disrupted.

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Breaking: Death toll rises to seven as woman found dead at home

A woman in her 80s has been found dead at a home in Chesterfield and her death is believed to be related to flooding in the area, Derbyshire Police said.

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 10:11

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Aerial footage shows extent of river flooding in Scotland

Aerial footage shows the extent of river flooding in Scotland as a result of Storm Babet.

The footage was recorded from a helicopter and published by HM Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

“Communities across the UK have been badly hit by Storm Babet,” the agency said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

“This was the result in Scotland  Please stay safe: don’t travel in affected areas and keep away from floods.”

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 09:58

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Roads remain closed in Angus

A number of roads remain closed due to Storm Babet in Angus, east Scotland, which was subject to a rare red warning for rain on Saturday.

Residents there are being advised not to travel and stay at home following flooding in the area.

“Do not travel. Stay at home and stay safe. If you really think you need to get to work, please check with your boss,” the local council said on its website.

“Employers and managers: please consider your employees and the need for them to attend work.

“Police Scotland advice is not to travel unless absolutely essential. The fewer vehicles on the road, the safer everyone will be and the better access for emergency services.”

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 09:40

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North Sea workers airlifted off rig after anchors come loose during Storm Babet

More than half the staff manning a North Sea drilling platform have been airlifted to other sites after several of its anchors came loose during Storm Babet.

Coastguard helicopters were called upon to move 45 non-essential workers from the Stena Spey to neighbouring platforms and to Sumburgh on the Shetland Islands on Saturday due to the incident.

Paul Cargill reports:

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 09:20

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Watch: Devastating flooding in Derbyshire village captured in drone footage

The streets of Sandiacre, which has a population of around 9,000, are seen submerged in flood water, after being battered by rain on Friday 20 October.

Derbyshire Fire Service urged people to avoid the area and stay out of flood waters, as 59 people and 12 animals were rescued from flooded homes in neighbouring Stapleford.

Watch the clip here:

Devastating flooding in Derbyshire village captured in drone footage

Dramatic drone footage shows the devastating damage caused by Storm Babet in a Derbyshire village. The streets of Sandiacre, which has a population of around 9,000, are seen submerged in flood water, after being battered by rain on Friday 20 October. Derbyshire Fire Service urged people to avoid the area and stay out of flood waters, as 59 people and 12 animals were rescued from flooded homes in neighbouring Stapleford. More than 260 flood warnings were still in place on Saturday, including three indicating a risk to life around the River Derwent in Derbyshire.

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 09:05

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Clean-up operation begins in Scotland

Weather warnings associated with Storm Babet have expired but people in the worst-hit areas of Scotland face a lengthy clean-up after substantial downpours led to widespread flooding.

A number of flood warnings remain in place around Scotland, but more of these are expected to be removed later on Sunday.

The Scottish government’s Resilience Room met to discuss the “exceptional” levels of rain that had fallen in parts of Scotland during the weekend.

The meeting, chaired by justice secretary Angela Constance, heard parts of Scotland were still in the midst of dealing with the severe flooding caused by Storm Babet while some rivers remain at hazardous levels.

Ms Constance said: “Storm Babet’s exceptional level of rain has severely impacted parts of Scotland. Tragically, the storm has led to lives being lost and I send my sincere condolences to the families affected.

“The storm has caused significant damage and while flooding is still occurring, it is not expected to be as serious as over the last 24 hours. The impact, however, will be felt in communities for some time to come.

“While many local authorities are still responding to the immediate impacts of the storm, thoughts are now turning to recovery. Over the coming days and weeks, we will stay in close contact with local authorities to support the people and businesses affected.”

File photo: People are rescued from their flooded homes

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 08:50

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Pinned post: Flooding to last until Tuesday - Environment Agency

The Environment Agency has warned that flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday, amid widespread disruption caused by Storm Babet which is posing a “risk to life” in some areas.

The Environment Agency (EA) said three severe flood warnings were in place around the River Derwent in Derbyshire, meaning deep and fast-flowing water carries a significant risk of death or serious injury, as well as serious disruption to local communities.

Derby City Council said they are seeing record-breaking water levels in the River Derwent and warned that cleaning up after the floods could take several days.

Full report:

Matt Mathers22 October 2023 08:36

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Danger to life flood warnings still in force

Although the worst of Storm Babet has now passed, three “danger to life” flood warnings remain in place in Derbyshire after the death toll from floods caused by Storm Babet rose to six.

The most serious alerts are in force along the Derwent river at Derby City Water Treatment Works, Little Chester, Eastgate, Cattle Market and Racecourse Park at Chaddesden.

Some 229 less serious flood warnings are in force across England.

A man pulls a boy on a body board through flood water in the Pentagon area of Derby

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Matt Mathers22 October 2023 08:21

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‘Small handful’ of homes still without power Sunday

A “small handful” of homes will still be without power on Sunday after around 100,000 customers were affected by power cuts due to Storm Babet, the Energy Network Association (ENA) said.

Ross Easton from the ENA said: “99 per cent of customers have been reconnected.

“With the exception of a small handful of homes where access remains challenging, all customers will be reconnected tonight.

“We’d like to thank customers for their patience and our engineering and customer service teams for their hard work.”

Tara Cobham22 October 2023 08:15

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North Sea workers airlifted off rig during storm

More than half the staff manning a North Sea drilling platform have been airlifted to other sites after several of its anchors came loose during Storm Babet.

Coastguard helicopters were called upon to move 45 non-essential workers from the Stena Spey to neighbouring platforms and to Sumburgh on the Shetland Islands on Saturday due to the incident.

The rig is located around 146 miles east of Aberdeen.

Stena Drilling said four out of eight anchors became detached from the drilling unit because of the severe weather.

Paul Cargill reports:

Tara Cobham22 October 2023 07:48

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Bobby and Jack Charlton: the brothers who won together but lived apart - The Guardian

A month after the 1966 World Cup final, Jack and Bobby Charlton returned to their Northumberland birthplace, Ashington, to be greeted as kings in a colliery town rechristened “Charltonville” for the day.

The brothers rode through town in an open-topped Rolls Royce for an evening of celebration topped off with a gala dance organised by the Ashington Mineworkers Federation. Perched in the vintage Rolls, in August 1966, the Charltons looked like returning movie stars. They were never to seem so close again.

It was through these streets in February 1958 that a local shopkeeper had run to tell Cissie Charlton, the boys’ mother, of a plane crash in the snow in Munich. Many who knew Bobby said the 23 deaths of the Munich air disaster induced in him survivor’s guilt and haunting emotional pain.

The Charlton boys who were paraded around Ashington never bonded in childhood. Jack was an outdoor type who resented having to watch out for his younger home-loving sibling. Divided by family discord in their post-playing lives, they were united by one terrible detail of their twilight years. Both succumbed to dementia and spent their final months in the shadowland of pain and memory loss.

Jack Charlton died on 11 July 2020, aged 85, with lymphoma and dementia. Four months later, Bobby, then 83, was diagnosed with the same brutal illness. The most famous and respected English footballer disappeared from view, and has now joined the litany of 1966 World Cup winners to fall prey to dementia. Ray Wilson, Nobby Stiles, Martin Peters, Roger Hunt and both Charlton brothers were beset by a disease that also beset Alf Ramsey in his final years in suburban Ipswich.

The convergence of the Charlton brothers’ medical histories is a grim counterpoint to the fond memories each left behind, in ways as contrasting as their characters.

Bobby was to become the modest statesman of the English game and a stabilising presence at Manchester United, where he was a director all through Sir Alex Ferguson’s reign. Jack, resentful at not being granted an interview when Don Revie vacated the England manager’s job in 1977, was to enter folklore in exile as the Republic of Ireland’s manager, leading them to the 1988 European Championship finals and 1990 World Cup, where they reached the last eight.

The two boys who had learned the game under the tutelage of Cissie on the rough fields of Ashington diverged in physical shape, playing styles and personality. Jack was a rugged, combative, tall defensive enforcer. Bobby was a shorter, lighter, more floaty, creative attacking midfielder with a gift for pinpoint long-range shooting. He was the most naturally talented English footballer since Tom Finney. Jack on the other hand once said of himself: “The one thing I couldn’t do is play. But I was very good at stopping other people playing.”

Jack was the artisan, Bobby the artist, yet the casting of the older man as “Bobby Charlton’s brother” did a disservice to his playing career at Leeds United, where he spent 23 years and made a joint-record 773 appearances before retiring in 1973.

But Bobby had radiance and grace. His talent placed him in the thick of a late-60s global golden generation: Pelé, Eusébio, George Best and Johan Cruyff. Jack’s 35 England caps were eclipsed by Bobby’s 106. The polarities of talent and temperament were irrelevant though when the two walked out at Wembley on 30 July 1966, to face West Germany.

By a quirk of family biology, the Northumbrian odd couple were 20% of the outfield unit in England’s only World Cup winning side. It was quite a claim for the working-class community of Ashington, where Jackie Milburn, Cissie’s cousin, had been the local hero until the Charltons came along.

The boast in east London has always been that West Ham provided 3/11ths of the England starting team – Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters. Statues near the old Upton Park and West Ham’s new home at the London Stadium memorialise those cockney bragging rights. Ramsey was from nearby Dagenham. Yet the story of the Charlton boys was an even more remarkable strand in England’s 4-2 extra-time win.

At England level, Walter Winterbottom and then Ramsey imposed a lesson on Bobby that was to complete his ascent to greatness. The message was that playing his own expressive game in the tough world of the 1960s would stop him being remembered as a great team player. Ramsey made Charlton understand that only by helping out defensively and respecting the workings of the machine could he fully contribute to how England were trying to play.

Ramsey’s utilitarian outlook was that of a realist who knew Brazil had transformed international football. England would fall back on what they knew, with the former Ipswich manager as the unflinching organiser.

Bobby Charlton was at the mission’s core. He was receptive, obedient and deeply committed, all virtues the England manager went searching for at a time when keeping players out of the pub was almost a tactical skill. Bobby was seldom inclined to challenge the authority of “The General”, as Ramsey’s Tottenham Hotspur teammates had known him.

Jack was another matter. To Ramsey he appeared cocky and insubordinate. The England manager’s most acid put-down of his giant centre-back was to remind him that international teams weren’t always built from the best players: a reminder, to Jack, that he was in the side for qualities other than natural ability.

Bobby found Ramsey’s contrived officer class brusqueness forbidding. When the England players persuaded him to confront the boss over his choice of World Cup training ground at Roehampton – the squad were staying an hour’s drive away in Hendon – Bobby returned from the meeting ashen. “Boys, don’t ever let me do that again,” he said after Ramsey had dismissed him with trademark coldness.

And yet in the final in ‘66 Jack was arguably more influential than the younger brother who had shone against Portugal in a gleaming 2-1 semi-final win. With heavy symbolism, Bobby had scored both goals while Jack gave away the 82nd-minute penalty that left England sweating on their lead for the last eight minutes.

Bobby Charlton, not Eusébio, was the star of that show, but a shock was coming. For the final, Ramsey made him man-mark the young Franz Beckenbauer. An oddity of that game is that the best players on each side were mutually nullified by their managers. Jack was more conspicuously engaged in a range of tasks: tackling, heading, blocking and bollocking, a defensive leadership task that came naturally to such a blunt speaker.

After the final whistle Jack said to Bobby: “Well, what about that kidda. What about that.”

And Bobby told him: “Jackie, our lives are never going to be the same.”

Years later Jack refused to nominate 1966 as the pinnacle of his career, explaining that he’d felt like a latecomer to a group dominated by Ramsey’s favourites, one of whom was Bobby. Instead the older Charlton settled on Leeds United’s title win in 1969.

By then Bobby was a European Cup winner as well as world champion, and part of the Holy Trinity of Best, Law and Charlton, the measure by which all Manchester United’s forward lines are judged. Bobby was in the stratosphere. Jack was an intimidating stalwart of Revie’s outlaw vibe at Leeds, though some of their play was exhilarating too.

The breakdown in their relationship was caused by friction between Cissie Charlton and Norma, Bobby’s wife. On Desert Island Discs in 1996, Jack spoke about the rupture: “I couldn’t understand why there was a rift between Bobby and my mother. Suddenly he stopped going home. I don’t know why.” Asked by Sue Lawley whether the damage was irreparable, Jack replied: “I think so.”

In his autobiography in 2007, Bobby broke his silence: “My wife is a very strong character and does not suffer fools gladly. I am not suggesting my mother was a fool. There was a clash and it just never went away really.

“Jack came out in the newspapers saying things about my wife that were absolutely disgraceful. Nonsense. Ask anybody that ever met my wife: ‘hoity-toity’ is not a word they’d use. My brother made a big mistake. I don’t understand why he did it. He could not possibly have known her and said what he said.”

The feud was put aside for Ray Wilson’s funeral in 2018. But the two weren’t fully reconciled. Their lives ran down parallel tracks that converged beautifully on a honeyed day in 1966, but then diverged again, as if to remind the world that sibling bonds are fragile and conditional. Now the scourge of dementia has made them equal in death.

Jack Charlton has his place in football’s Elysium. “Our kid,” as he called his younger brother, arrives now cast in his own special light. If the spirit of English football had to be expressed by the recital of a single name, it would be: Bobby Charlton.

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Derbyshire road closure and rail updates amid Storm Babet flooding - Derbyshire Live

Full story: Major incident in Derbyshire - Storm Babet wreaks havoc in a day of flooding chaos

A day of flooding chaos across Derbyshire thanks to Storm Babet - closing many of the county's major roads and causing severe disruption - has culminated in all of its local councils and emergency services declaring a major incident today (Friday, October 20). This has led them jointly to advise people not to travel unless essential from now until further information is available later in the weekend, and to continue to watch weather and flooding updates.

A total of 83 flood warnings and 45 flood alerts were in place in the county by 3pm and an amber weather warning is in place for more rain from now until 6am tomorrow (Saturday, October 21) when rainy conditions are forecast to ease.

In Derby, flooding was reported around Alfreton Road and Pektron island leading to Alfreton Road being impassable and closed later in the afternoon. Other closures were Locko Road, Markeaton Lane and Morley Road in Oakwood. The Raynesway waste tip site closed early and the Cathedral Swing Bridge was closed.

In Baslow, Derbyshire Dales District Council posted a video of water gushing down the A619 in front of the Wheatsheaf pub threatening properties on either side of the road. The A623 between Calver and Baslow was also closed.

Read more in our full story here.

A car submerged in water on the A6 near Ashford-in-the-Water this afternoon (Friday, October 20) (Image: Derbyshire Live)

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Storm Babet: Second rare red alert and 100s of flood warnings as 'worst to come' - The Independent

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A second rare red weather alert for rain and hundreds of flood warnings are in place as Storm Babet continues to batter the country.

The Met Office has warned of “danger to life” from fast flowing water and floods in the worst affected areas, where up to 100mm (4in) could fall in 24 hours.

The red alert, in place until midnight on Saturday has been issued for Scotland’s Grampian and Central, Tayside & Fife regions.

People living in the regions have been told to stay home and avoid travel. Shona Robison, Scotland’s deputy first minister, warned the worst impacts of Storm Babet are “yet to come”.

“Protecting the public is our immediate priority, and we are co-ordinating a national effort to ensure that people are safe,” she said.

Meanwhile, some 339 red flood warnings are in force across England following sustained heavy rain over the past two days.

Earlier, major incidents were declared in parts of the UK after three people were killed as Storm Babet continues to batter the UK with high winds, torrential rain and severe flooding.

Have you been affected by Storm Babet? Email athena.stavrou@independent.co.uk.

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400 homes flooded in Derbyshire - local MP

About 400 homes have been flooded in a Derbyshire town, the local MP has said.

Labour’s Toby Perkins said homes and roads in his Chesterfield constituency had been badly hit by heavy rain.

"About 400 houses have been flooded, many of the businesses here have lost all their stock and will be closed,” he told the BBC.

"I’ve just been into Tramway pub which was knee high in water, has no electricity. And so last night we had people at the Queen’s Park Sports Centre who didn’t have anywhere to stay.

"Many of the people who live in this area are private renters, many of them don’t have flood insurance because you can’t get flood insurance if you’re in an area that’s prone to flooding.

“So a lot of the people I was speaking to last night have no idea where they’re going to be living from now.”

Matt Mathers21 October 2023 10:50

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Four people trapped on car roof amid Storm Babet floods rescued by Nottingham fire service

Nottingham Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) helped four people trapped on car roof after floods to safety on Thursday 19 October as Storm Babet engulfed the Midlands, Oliver Browning reports.

On Friday, an amber weather warning for rain was in place for some parts of northern England including Yorkshire and Manchester, as well as some of the Midlands, including Nottingham.

Rescues efforts have been extended as three people have died and hundreds of homes have been flooded during Storm Babet.

Via social media platform X, NFRS warned people not to put their lives and those of the fire services at risk by attempting to drive through flood water.

Watch part of the rescue effort here:

Four people trapped on car roof amid Storm Babet floods rescued by fire service

Nottingham Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) helped four people trapped on car roof after floods to safety on Thursday 19 October as Storm Babet engulfed the Midlands. On Friday, an amber weather warning for rain was in place for some parts of northern England including Yorkshire and Manchester, as well as some of the Midlands, including Nottingham. Rescues efforts have been extended as three people have died and hundreds of homes have been flooded during Storm Babet. Via social media platform X, NFRS warned people not to put their lives and those of the fire services at risk by attempting to drive through flood water.

Matt Mathers21 October 2023 10:30

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Hundreds of flood warnings in place

Hundreds of flood warnings are in place across England and Scotland as Storm Babet brings heavy downpours.

Some 339 red alerts have been issued in parts of England, with residents in the affected areas told “flooding is expected”.

Scottish authorities, meanwhile, have issued 19 warnings with alerts for further rain also in force.

File photo: People flee flooded home in boat

Matt Mathers21 October 2023 10:05

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Flood barriers being erected in ‘high-risk’ areas

Julie Foley, director of flood strategy and adaptation at the Environment Agency, has said temporary flood barriers are being deployed in high-risk areas.

She told BBC One’s Breakfast programme: "Flooding has devastating impacts for people actually in terms of the impacts on their homes, as well as much longer term impacts actually, that you don’t see afterwards in terms of the mental health impacts.

"To offer reassurance, the Environment Agency teams are operating and working really hard around the country, with other emergency providers and with local communities to do our best to keep people safe.

"So we’re operating all of our flood barriers using our flood storage areas, we’re deploying temporary barriers to areas at high-risk and we’re making sure our flood defences are operating really well.

"And we’re already seeing the impacts of that in terms of better protecting thousands of properties around the country."

File photo: A car stuck in floodwater under a railway bridge at Upwell Street, Sheffield

Matt Mathers21 October 2023 09:47

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Over 100 people rescued in Derbyshire, says fire service

Clive Stanbrook, area manager at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, told BBC Breakfast that more than 100 people had been rescued on Friday, including 20 people from a care home in Duffield.

He said: “We declared a major incident at four o’clock yesterday afternoon, that was because of intense rainfall and intense flooding that we expected to get worse as the day went on.

“We had multiple rescues last night. We are expecting the peak in the middle of the county at 4am this morning which will then go further to the south of the county later on this morning into early afternoon.

“We rescued over 100 people yesterday. For example, just on one road in Chesterfield in the north of the county, we rescued 60 people when that (water level) became up to the top of cars and several HGVs were stuck as well.

“There is a village called Duffield in Derbyshire and we rescued 20 people from one care home there.

“Also there was 18 houses that were evacuated in a village called Ironville, again in the north of the county.”

Tara Cobham21 October 2023 09:41

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Leeds Bradford Airport set to reopen at 10am on Saturday

Leeds Bradford Airport is set to reopen at 10am on Saturday after closing on Friday when high winds forced a passenger plane to skid off a runway.

In a statement on its website at 6.15am, the airport said: “The airport remains closed due to an earlier incident.

“We expect to reopen at 10am today, however we will continue to post regular updates as this is subject to change.

“We are working collaboratively to resolve this situation and return services safely and as quickly as possible.

“We ask passengers to contact their airline to check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport.”

Emergency services at the scene after a passenger plane came off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport while landing in windy conditions during Storm Babet

Tara Cobham21 October 2023 09:03

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Watch: Clever sheepdog saves ewes stranded on Welsh farm

A sheepdog came to the rescue of three ewes who had been cut off by floodwater as Storm Babet unleashed floods all over the UK.

Llyr Derwydd, 44, a farmer from near Ruthin in Wales, said he had gone to check on his sheep in Flintshire on Friday afternoon (20 October) when he saw three ewes “stranded on this little spot on the field” having been “cut off” by the water.

With the water producing dangerous conditions for a rescue, sheepdog Patsy was the heroine of the hour.

“I just thought, ‘I’ll see if the dog will go’. I gave her the command and she swam across,” Mr Derwydd said.

“It was quite dangerous because I didn’t know how deep it was. She’s a strong swimmer and she was able to swim across.”

Oliver Browning reports:

Watch: Clever sheepdog saves ewes stranded on Welsh farm as Storm Babet floods UK

A sheepdog came to the rescue of three ewes who had been cut off by floodwater as Storm Babet unleashed floods all over the UK. Llyr Derwydd, 44, a farmer from near Ruthin in Wales, said he had gone to check on his sheep in Flintshire on Friday afternoon (20 October) when he saw three ewes “stranded on this little spot on the field” having been “cut off” by the water. With the water producing dangerous conditions for a rescue, sheepdog Patsy was the heroine of the hour. “I just thought, ‘I’ll see if the dog will go’. I gave her the command and she swam across,” Mr Derwydd said. “It was quite dangerous because I didn’t know how deep it was. She’s a strong swimmer and she was able to swim across.”

Tara Cobham21 October 2023 08:30

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In pictures: Storm Babet raging through the UK on Friday

A couple and their dog are rescued by a Coastguard team from a flooded street in Brechin, northeast Scotland on Friday

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Storm Babet Plane skids off runway at Leeds-Bradford Airport amid extreme weather

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Waves crash near to the 'Freddie Gilroy' sculpture by artist Ray Lonsdale in Scarborough, as Storm Babet batters the country

Tara Cobham21 October 2023 08:10

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‘A very wet start to Saturday’, says Met Office

“A very wet start” is how the Met Office has described the beginning of Saturday as Storm Babet continues to batter the UK.

The forecaster wrote on X: “A very wet start to Saturday in Scotland and parts of northern England with strong easterly winds.”

“Brighter further showers, although scattered showers continue, particularly in the southeast.”

Tara Cobham21 October 2023 07:47

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Storm Babet shows no signs of abating on Saturday

Storm Babet shows no signs of abating as downpours continue to batter the UK on Saturday, with three people dead and another red "danger to life" warning in place.

The rare red weather warning has been issued for parts of eastern Scotland all day, prompting First Minister Humza Yousaf to warn: "We have not seen the last of this."

Yellow and amber warnings for rain that were in place across much of England overnight have expired, however a yellow warning for wind remains in place until 12pm across the north east of England and eastern Scotland.

Across England, there were over 353 flood warnings and 248 alerts on Saturday morning, while 55,000 people were left without power on Friday as a result of the storm. Around 45,000 of those were reconnected to the grid as of the evening, the Energy Networks Association said.

Met forecaster Jonathan Vautrey said: "The focus of the rainfall from Saturday shifts back northwards over towards eastern and northern Scotland.

"Some parts of those areas have seen about a month and a half's worth of rain already, but there's another band that's forecast to track its way northwards over the course of the night and push its way towards relatively similar areas.

"So there are further red and amber rain warnings in force for Saturday, with the potential to push those areas close towards two months of rain in the span of three days."

Simon O'Brien (left) using his homemade boat, which he built for his grandchildren, to rescue elderly residents from their home in the village of Debenham, Suffolk

Tara Cobham21 October 2023 07:30

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Leeds Bradford Airport closed after plane skids off runway in storm - BBC

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By Pritti Mistry & PA Media

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A holiday jet skidded off a runway as it came in to land amid wet and windy conditions as Storm Babet swept the UK.

The TUI flight from Corfu "moved off the runway whilst landing" at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) on Friday afternoon, an airport statement said.

Firefighters attended the scene but all passengers had been safely taken off the plane and the airport had closed, it added.

Travel firm TUI apologised to all passengers affected by the closure.

Leeds Bradford Airport said it hoped to reopen at 10:00 on Saturday, but bosses warned the updates are subject to change.

West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service said there was no fire and that crews assisted "in evacuating all persons from the aircraft to the terminal".

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An LBA spokesperson said: "We can confirm there are no reported injuries from this incident and that all passengers have now safely disembarked the aircraft. The airport is now closed.

"We are working with the airline, relevant operations teams and emergency authorities to resolve this situation and return services safely as quickly as possible.

"We ask passengers to contact their airline to check the status of their flight before travelling to the airport."

A spokeswoman for TUI said: "We would like to apologise to all those impacted by the closure of Leeds Bradford Airport on Friday following an incident that took place shortly after landing on TOM3551 from Corfu.

"The safety of our customers and crew is our number one priority and we can confirm there were no reported injuries, with all passengers disembarking the aircraft via the steps."

All bags had been removed from the aircraft and TUI had teams "on hand to support customers".

Passengers due to depart on Friday would be taken to Manchester Airport, where an aircraft was ready to take them on holiday as planned, the company said.

TUI said it is assisting the Air Accidents Investigation Branch with their investigation.

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One person believed to have been on the stricken jet posted pictures from the plane on social media and said they were "going to be here a while" after commenting on the "interesting landing".

"Oops overshot runway at Leeds Bradford airport, bogged down on the grass - interesting landing greeted by fire engines and airport authorities," they said.

"Going to be here a while."

Another eyewitness posting on Facebook said she was at the airport when the "TUI plane skidded off [the] runway" with "a bumpy hard landing".

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Passengers arriving for flights from Leeds Bradford Airport on Friday evening were faced with departure boards filled with cancelled departures, and queues for taxis and buses in pouring rain.

Customers were also arriving on coaches from other airports, having been diverted.

One group said their flight from Majorca had been diverted to Manchester and they had just arrived at Leeds Bradford on a coach.

"We hoped to be back home and having a cup of tea by 2.30pm," one of the women said.

"But we're still here, drenched, waiting for another bus into town.

"It's not a great end to the week."

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