Three people have died due to severe storms in Britain. A 56-year-old man was killed by a tree hitting his van near the Scottish town of Forfar, police said Friday. A 57-year-old woman was swept away by floodwaters in the Highlands and died. A man died in a flood in Cleobury Mortimer, England.

In the town of Brechin, near the east coast, and surrounding towns, authorities evacuated hundreds of homes. Many streets were under water. According to rescuers, several people who initially did not comply with the evacuation request were trapped in their homes and asked for help. Schools in the Angus region, the worst affected, remained closed. In the Aberdeenshire area, funerals have been suspended until Monday. Several main roads and rail connections were closed.

Scotland’s Environment Agency has warned of “unprecedented” rises in river levels. There was a temporary power outage in thousands of homes. The British meteorological authority Met Office again issued a red severe weather warning for Angus this Saturday.

In the border area of ​​England and Wales, around the cities of Chester and Shrewsbury, and near Sheffield in northern England, several railway lines were also closed due to flooding. Storm Babet had already caused flooding in Ireland.