A woman died after being swept into a river in Angus on Thursday amid the evacuation of 400 homes in the Scottish region.
Emergency crews are trying to rescue people in the town hardest hit by the unprecedented flooding caused by Storm Barbet.
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf said: “I cannot stress how dangerous conditions are in Brechin in particular.” Angus Council said rescue crews are dealing with around 100 calls in areas of Brechin which had been asked to evacuate. On Thursday afternoon, a woman died after being swept into a river in Angus amid the evacuation of 400 homes in the Scottish region.
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