The Met Office issued a red warning across Scotland and hundreds of homes were asked to evacuate.
Some residents have been asked to evacuate their homes as Storm Babet swept across the UK and Ireland on Thursday.
In Ireland, the army and civil defence units were called in to provide support and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, who visited those affected in Midleton, Co Cork, said a financial package will be offered to homes and businesses damaged in floods.Heavy wind and rain downed trees across the country
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