Storm Babet rips through UK for fourth day leaving chaos in its wake and warnings of more lives at risk
Storm Babet has ripped through the UK for a fourth day leaving chaos in its wake and warnings of more lives at risk.
The number of people who have had to be rescued reached the hundreds on Saturday, with some trapped residents even having to be airlifted from their homes. Meanwhile, the railway network has suffered heavy disruptions across the country, culminating in the forced closure of King’s Cross Station.
Over 250 flood warnings remain in place, as hundreds of properties have been flooded, while thousands of households have been hit by power cuts.
The storm has already claimed the lives of six people since it hit the UK on Wednesday, while a search continues in Aberdeenshire after a report of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater.
Jacqui Semple, head of risk, resilience and safety for Angus Council, said people were rescued from between 80 to 100 flooded homes across Angus in East Scotland on Saturday. In Bridge of Dun, residents were airlifted out via helicopter, while in other areas those stranded were rescued by boats, including canoes.
Labour MP Toby Perkins said about 400 houses in his Chesterfield constituency have been flooded and many people “have no idea where they’re going to be living”. Standing on a road in his constituency that was “underwater yesterday and has significant damage”, Mr Perkins told BBC One’s Today programme: “About 400 houses have been flooded, many of the businesses here have lost all their stock and will be closed.”
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.
Flooding has caused travel chaos across Britain’s rail networks with train operators advising customers not to travel on Saturday. London’s King’s Cross station has been forced to close due to overcrowding after disruption to services. London North Eastern Railway (LNER), Avanti West Coast and Northern Rail have all warned against travelling as lines are widely flooded.
The Environment Agency (EA) has warned that flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday. It 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.
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