LONDON: Storm Boelo killed two men in the UK on Sunday as falling trees struck them in separate incidents, while about 90,000 electricity customers remained without power that evening.
Royal gardener Richard Baines has been named as the 60-year-old who died after being hit by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway during Storm Boelo.
Two women were taken to hospital after a separate tree fell in Aberfeldy, Perth and Kinross. Wind gusts reached 84 mph as Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England experienced severe weather over the weekend.
The Energy Networks Association recorded the remaining power outages at 7 pm on Sunday. Scotland’s government said on Monday that the storm had left more than 100,000 homes without electricity.
Engineers had restored supply to around 83,000 of them. Heavy rain added to the disruption. Parts of Scotland received rainfall equivalent to around one-third of their usual monthly total.
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Rail services suffered flooding and fallen debris, particularly across Scotland. Leeds Bradford Airport diverted or cancelled some flights, while fallen trees and damaged roads disrupted road traffic.
England’s Environment Agency issued 10 flood warnings and 65 flood alerts. Scottish authorities reported 10 warnings and 11 alerts, while Wales had nine alerts.
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The Met Office warned that another weather system could bring heavy rain and strong winds on Tuesday. Forecasters issued a yellow wind warning covering parts of Scotland, northern England and northeastern Northern Ireland.
