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Boelo: Met Office names second storm to hit UK in 24 hours
The Met Office warned of gusts up to 80 mph and heavy rain, with transport disruption and flooding risks expected across the warning area.
- Over the weekend of October 24–25, Storm Boelo brought strong winds and heavy rain to Northern Ireland, Scotland, and northern England, with the Met Office issuing amber and yellow weather warnings across the regions.
- Invigorated by an active jet stream crossing the Atlantic, the storm closely followed Storm Austen, which impacted southern UK regions on Friday, October 23, necessitating distinct regional preparations.
- Widespread disruption included power outages affecting tens of thousands of properties and ferry cancellations; a man, 60, was killed in Dumfries and Galloway by a falling tree on Sunday.
- First Minister John Swinney expressed condolences on Monday as the Scottish Government's Resilience Room met to coordinate cleanup and recovery efforts from the weekend's damage.
- While conditions improved on Monday, the Met Office issued a new yellow wind warning for Tuesday, urging residents to remain cautious as recovery efforts continue across affected regions.
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161,400 customers in the UK were left without electricity after Storm Boelo caused a power outage
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Storm Boelo has lashed northern Britain with heavy rain and gusty winds. More than 82,000 households have been left without power. The storm has also disrupted rail services in Scotland.
·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Destroyed power cables and fallen trees - storm "Boelo" sweeps over large parts of Europe. Thousands of households in the UK are temporarily without electricity, at Amsterdam airport numerous flights are cancelled. The British weather service calls life danger.
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