
At least four people have died since Storm Babet hit the UK on Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and leaving hundreds trapped in their homes.
A woman in her 80s has been found dead at a home in Chesterfield and her death is believed to be related to flooding in the area, Derbyshire Police said.
The force said they were called at around 10.35am on Saturday to the “sudden death” of a woman in Tapton Terrace.
It comes as flooding continues to cause chaos around the country with travel disruption across parts of Yorkshire, Scotland, East Anglia and the East Midlands on Sunday.
On Friday, a man in his 60s died after getting caught in fast-flowing floodwater in the town of Cleobury Mortimer in Shropshire.
Police Scotland previously said a falling tree hit a van near Forfar in Angus on Thursday evening, killing the 56-year-old driver.
A 57-year-old woman also died on Thursday after being swept into a river in the region.
A search is also under way in Aberdeenshire after a report of a man trapped in a vehicle in floodwater.


