Three dead and 40,000 homes without power as Storm Babet hits Britain

Met Office issues rare second red warning for eastern Scotland for severe flooding and disruption

Eastern Scotland is braced for further heavy flooding and storm damage after the Met Office issued a second danger to life" red weather warning, as the death toll from Storm Babet rose to three.

The emergency services rescued about 60 people from Brechin in Angus, but were unable to reach others stranded in their homes after the South Esk River surged to record heights, overwhelming flood defences erected seven years ago.