Storm Babet: Chaos in Leeds as plane at Leeds Bradford Airport 'lands almost sideways' amid weather warnings
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Persistent rain and strong winds are forecast across the day and the Met Office has issued a Yellow weather warning, which has since been upgraded to amber.
It means there is the increasing likelihood of travel delays, road and rail closures, power cuts and the potential risk to life and property.
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Hide AdIn one shocking incident, a plane skidded off of the runway while landing at Leeds Bradford Airport during the storm.
Elsewhere a Kirkstall pub’s beer garden has been left underwater once again.
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LIVE: Updates as Storm Babet hits Leeds
Environment Agency update on Storm Babet in Yorkshire
The Environmen Agency has issued an update, saying that persistent and heavy rainfall from Storm Babet means that river flooding impacts are possible in the North of England on Friday and Saturday.
More flood warnings are expected to be issued across these regions, including Yorkshire in the next 24 hours.
People are being urged to prepare for the risk of significant flooding for the rest of this week. The public should sign up to flood warnings and check the latest safety advice as heavy downpours are likely to fall on saturated ground.
In Yorkshire there are currently no severe flood warnings, which indicate that flooding poses a significant risk to life or significant disruption to communities.
On-lookers tell of chaos as plane skids off runway at Leeds Bradford Airport during storm
A plane has skidded off of the runway while landing at Leeds Bradford Airport during Storm Babet.One on-looker has told the YEP of the chaos she witnessed as the incident unfolded.
She said the plane “landed almost sideways”.