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UK weather: Killer Storm Babet claims sixth victim as 2 women & teen die in horror crashes while huge floods wreak havoc

KILLER Storm Babet has claimed its sixth victim as huge floods wreak havoc across the country.

Two women and a teenager are among those tragically killed amid the wild weather in recent days.

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Homes in Derbyshire had to be evacuated on SaturdayCredit: Ashley Kirk
A 19-year-old man died in a horror crash in the village of Shelf near Halifax last nightCredit: © YappApp
Dramatic pictures show the moment before two men were rescued at sea by a passing ferry after they were found gripping onto the sides of a sinking dinghyCredit: Solent
A horror M4 smash that killed two women yesterday is said to have been weather relatedCredit: BBC

Torrential rain and strong winds continue to batter the country with the Met Office urging Brits to take care.

It comes after it was revealed a horror car pile-up on the M4 on Friday was weather-related, according to .

The smash, which involved a lorry and four cars, killed two women who were travelling together.

Devastatingly in the hours that followed a teenage driver was killed in a crash amid the wet conditions.

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An 18-year-old was also left fighting for his life on Friday night after the car he was travelling in smashed into a wall in a West Yorkshire village.

The Sun understands the horrendous weather conditions were a factor in the horror smash.

The collision involved a white Seat Ibiza which ploughed with a wall on Brow Lane at Shelf, near Halifax.

The horror weather comes days after the Met Office first issued a red weather alert for parts of Scotland.

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An alert remains in place until midnight as forecasters warned of "very heavy rainfall is expected to lead to further severe flooding and disruption".

First Minister Humza Yousaf added: "We have not seen the last of this."

Train firm London North Eastern Railway urged people not to try travelling on its services today and London's Kings Cross station is closed this afternoon due to over-crowding.

Network Rail said this was "to manage passenger numbers on the concourse and on platforms".

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Meanwhile, there were more than 360 flood warnings in place across England today - in parts of the northeast, Yorkshire, northwest, East Anglia, southwest and Midlands.

And three severe flood warnings were also issued around the River Derwent, Derbyshire, which has risen to record levels.

The warnings - which mean there is a significant risk to life - cover Derby City Water Treatment Works, Little Chester, Eastgate and Cattle Market, and Racecourse Park at Chaddesden.

The River Alyn, in Rossett, Wrexham has also burst its banks.

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Dramatic pictures show the moment before two men were rescued at sea by a passing ferry.

The men could be seen gripping onto the sides of a sinking dinghy before being hauled onto the boat and looked at by medics.

Cops and officials are also warning Brits to take care on the roads as the wet weather is likely to lead to dangerous driving conditions.

There's a chance of travel chaos too as public transport could be impacted.

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Cops on Friday confirmed two people had fallen victim to Storm Babet.

West Mercia Police said a man in his 60s had died in the storm.

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He was found two hours after getting caught in fast-flowing flood water and being dragged under in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.

Onlookers frantically called cops at around 10.40am on Friday before the tragic discovery was made.

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He was the third person to die after John Gillan, 56, was travelling in his vehicle when a tree struck it in Angus, Scotland.

A 57-year-old woman also died on Thursday after being swept into a river in the region.

Leeds Bradford Airport has now reopened after an incident forced its closure on Friday afternoon.

The West Yorkshire airport was shut after a TUI plane from Corfu came to a standstill on boggy grassland .

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More than a hundred passengers were stranded - with emergency services, including three ambulances, racing out to the Boeing 737-800 after it landed in strong winds at 1.53pm.

And in more terrifying scenes, school kids were left panicked when flood water took over their bus.

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Youngsters yelled "s**t" and "oh my God" as  sent water crashing through a double-decker.

Pupils were on their way home from school in Chesterfield, Derbyshire.

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The horror unfolded just hours after 30 people were rescued from their homes in the Brampton area of Chesterfield.

The River Hipper's water began rising at around 8am, locals told the BBC, and threatened 400 properties in the town.

And footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold avoided death by inches yesterday after a 40ft electricity pylon was uprooted in treacherous 70mph winds.

The high-voltage power line, weighing around half a ton, smashed on to a car right in front of the England ace’s £90,000 Range Rover.

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LNER, which runs rail routes on the east coast main line between London and Scotland, said today parts of the network had been hit by flooding.

It is now running "an extremely limited service", with trains "subject to short-notice cancellation".

There are no LNER services north of Edinburgh and no bus replacements due to road closures.

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The company said: "Customers are being advised to defer travel."

Locals in Derbyshire had to be evacuated after the canal and river both burst banks on SaturdayCredit: Ashley Kirk
Animals, woman, and children were seen being rescued by Derbyshire fire and rescue todayCredit: Ashley Kirk
A town in Scotland has been 'buried in seam foam'
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The River Ouse has broken its banks in YorkCredit: LNP
Flooding in West Yorkshire as Brits faced a third day of storm chaosCredit: © YappApp
York was covered in flood water todayCredit: LNP
Flooding at Huntingdon Race Course in Cambridgeshire this morningCredit: Bav Media
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Homes in the Allerton Bywater area between Leeds and Castleford were submergedCredit: © YappApp
Emergency services were called to a fatal crash in West Yorkshire on Friday nightCredit: © YappApp
Despite the storm, revellers in Leeds still partied on FridayCredit: NB PRESS LTD
A TUI plane came off the runway at Leeds Bradford Airport while landing yesterdayCredit: PA
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School kids were left panicked when flood water took over their bus on the way home
Footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold avoided death by inches yesterday after a 40ft electricity fell onto a car in front of him
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