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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
World
Ted Hennessey and Matt Watts

Storm Babet: Yellow warning of rain for London as 70mph gale force winds and downpours to hit UK

The Met Office warned of heavy rain and potential flooding for London as Storm Babet barrelled into the country on Thursday bringing a “danger to life”.

A rare red warning was in place for parts of Scotland as it was forecast the storm will bring 70mph gusts and over one month’s worth of rain to the worst-affected regions of the UK.

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