Met Office issues new weather warning for wind - as two men killed by falling trees
The national forecaster said gusts of up to 84 mph have left two people dead and cut power to 838,700 properties.
- The Met Office issued a Yellow warning for wind and rain on Tuesday, October 27, forecasting gusts up to 65mph in exposed areas that may cause travel disruption and power cuts across parts of the UK.
- Two people died over the weekend during Storm Boelo; a 60-year-old man was struck by a falling tree in Dumfries and Galloway, while a man in his 20s was killed when a tree crushed his car in Mill Hill, London.
- Storm Austen recently battered England, Wales, and the Channel Islands with winds reaching up to 85mph in quick succession, compounding environmental stress on infrastructure before the current Yellow warning.
- First Minister John Swinney paid tribute to both victims, thanking emergency services for their work as London Ambulance Service crews attended a fatal incident involving a fallen tree on Cloch Road near Inverkip.
- Calmer conditions are expected from mid-week as high pressure builds on Wednesday, October 28, with Showers and brisk winds dying down and patches of fog clearing Thursday to provide a fine, dry day.
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