Those in the affected areas have been told to leave their homes, with emergency rest centres being set up
A man lifts his dog over a flood defence barrier erected on Church street in the village of Edzell, Scotland Thousands of residents of the town of Brechin in Angus, Scotland have been told to evacuate due to flooding fromAround 370 properties are expected to be evaluated, with the council shortly anticipated to go door to door to ensure residents are taken out of harm’s way as soon as possible.
The Met Office has also issued a yellow warning in much of the rest of the UK, spanning as far as London and Northern Ireland and lasting until Saturday.forecaster Greg Dewhurst said: “We’re going to see prolonged heavy rain, where we could see 200 to 250 millimetres of rain falling within a day which is well over a month’s worth of rainfall for eastern parts of Scotland.
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