A 57-year-old woman has died after being swept into a river in Angus in Scotland as Storm Babet batters the country.
Police Scotland said the woman's body was recovered this afternoon at Water of Lee, Glen Esk, where a red weather alert for heavy rain is currently in place.
It comes as thousands more were left without power and facing flooding from "unprecedented" amounts of rain in east Scotland, while Babet is set to spread into northern and eastern England on Friday.
Shona Robison, Scotland's Deputy First Minister, has warned the worst impacts of the storm are yet to come.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 1.45pm on Thursday, 19 October, officers attended a report of a person having been swept into the Water of Lee, Glen Esk.
"Around 4pm, the body of a 57-year-old woman was recovered from the river. There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency has issued a warning river levels could reach an "unprecedented" five metres about normal levels during the storm.
It said: "The Brechin flood defences are designed to deal with river levels of 3.8m."
Angus Council wrote on social media that there is "a serious risk to life from excessive flooding".
"We are currently revisiting all properties identified as at risk to evacuate remaining residents who were reluctant to leave earlier."
