Tell us: have you been affected by Storm Babet in the UK?

Rare Red weather warnings are in place in Scotland and amber warnings in the north of England until Saturday as Storm Babet sweeps the country. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

More than 350 households in Brechin, eastern Scotland, have been ordered to evacuate as floods are expected from Storm Babet, while parts of northern England, the Midlands and Wales could also be affected by flooding in the coming days.

The Met Office has issued a rare red weather alert from 6pm on Thursday in Scotland, referring to a “danger to life from fast-flowing or deep flood water” in Aberdeenshire and Angus. An updated warning now covers Perth and Dundee and some surrounding areas.