A summary of today's developments
Flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. Katharine Smith, EA flood duty manager, said: “Ongoing flooding is probable on some larger rivers including the Severn, Ouse and Trent through to Tuesday.”
The Met Office has lifted the red weather warning that was in place in parts of Scotland but warned that conditions remain treacherous. Amber and yellow warnings are still in force throughout the coming hours with some impacts possible.
King’s Cross train station in London has been forced to close due to overcrowding on the platforms, brought on on by storm-induced delays and cancellations. Network Rail said crowd control measures were due to the disruption to LNER services.
The Environment Agency issued more than 280 flood warnings and three severe flood warnings are now in place in across England. The most severe of these is in Derbyshire, where the agency says there is a risk to life.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) says it restored power to 36,000 of its customers by 4.45pm on Saturday following a “day of progress”. It is now making a “final push” and working to “reconnect the remaining 700 properties by the end of tonight”.
Some residents in the Aberdeen suburb of Peterculter have now been advised to leave their homes as a precaution in case of flooding, the BBC reported.
Properties in Millbank Terrace, Millside Road and the Culter Den area are affected.
Aberdeen City Council said a rest centre is available at Culter Village Hall.
The Scottish government’s Resilience Room (SGoRR) met this evening to discuss the impact of Storm Babet.
