Scottish river turns into raging torrent in ‘terrifying’ time-lapse as Storm Babet batters UK

Timelapse footage shows the River North Esk bursting its banks and turning into a raging torrent as Storm Babet lashed Scotland. Captured by Farson Digital Watercams in the Angus village of Edzell, the clip shows the river dramatically rising on Thursday evening.In the space of 18 hours - from 8:40am on Thursday to 4:10am on Friday 20 October - water levels surge before the webcam disconnects.The Met Office has issued a second red weather warning, which is now in place for Saturday for parts of eastern Scotland where a further 70-100 mm of rain could be seen. Farson Digital Water Cams