Gale-force winds and floods strike Northern Europe. At least 2 people killed in Scotland
Gale-force winds and floods have struck several countries in Northern Europe as the region braces for more heavy rain
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Gale-force winds and floods struck several countries in Northern Europe as the region braced for more heavy rain on Friday. In Scotland, at least two people were reported dead and authorities searched for a man thought to be trapped in his vehicle.
The winds are expected to hit hardest in the eastern part of Denmark's Jutland peninsula and the Danish islands in the Baltic Sea. But the northern part of the British Isles, southern Sweden and Norway, and northern Germany are also in the path of the storm, named Babet by U.K.’s weather forecaster, the Met Office.
Eastern Scotland continued to bear the brunt of the stormy weather. On Friday, the Met Office issued a new “red” warning for parts of eastern Scotland for further flooding throughout Saturday.
A 57-year-old woman died Thursday after being swept into a river in the region of Angus, where 400 homes were evacuated. A 56-year-old man died when his van was hit by a falling tree in same area. A police spokesperson said they were informed Thursday of a man in a vehicle trapped in floodwaters in nearby Marykirk.
With the worst of the heavy rain in Scotland set to diminish over the coming hours, emergency services warned that rivers may still rise and breach flood defenses. Some parts of the town of Brechin are only accessible by boat after its flood defenses were overwhelmed by the heavy rainfall, raising concerns about further loss of life.
“I cannot stress how dangerous conditions are in Brechin in particular,” said Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf.
Wind gusts in excess of 60 mph (100 kph) were likely on Friday. Several major
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