Two dead as Storm Boelo cuts power, grounds flights and closes roads

WorldEnvironment
26 Oct 2026 • 5:00 PM MYT
The Independent
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Two dead as Storm Boelo cuts power, grounds flights and closes roads

  • Storm Boelo has claimed two lives after falling trees struck a 60-year-old man in Dumfries and Galloway and a man in his 20s in north London.
  • Peak wind gusts of up to 84mph left hundreds of thousands of homes without power, with over 80,000 properties remaining disconnected on Sunday afternoon.
  • The storm caused severe transport disruption across the UK, resulting in closed A-roads, cancelled rail services, grounded flights, and suspended ferries.
  • Met Office amber weather warnings for wind remain in place across Scotland and northern England alongside widespread flood warnings.
  • Storm Boelo is the second named storm in quick succession following Storm Austen, with further wet and windy weather expected early in the week.

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