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Storm Boelo: Scottish Railway Lines to Close as 'Significant Disruption' Expected
Network Rail said closures and speed restrictions will hit seven rail lines as winds of up to 80mph and heavy rain threaten safety.
- Stansted Airport passengers have been warned to check flight updates as Storm Adam causes flooding and cancellations across Spanish holiday destinations including Ibiza and Palma, with four deaths reported.
- Scotland faces simultaneous disruption from Storm Austen and Storm Boelo, with the Met Office issuing amber weather warnings; Storm Austen previously left 31,000 homes in southern England without power.
- Network Rail Scotland will close seven rail lines across the west and north on Saturday as gusts of up to 80mph approach; Mark Ilderton, service delivery director, cited "Safety is always our top priority."
- The Scottish Government activated its Resilience Room to coordinate emergency responses, with Social Justice and Housing Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville chairing Friday's initial meeting as officials warned of hazardous travel conditions.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham warned the UK could face "a winter of greater flooding," noting citizens are living in a world where "unexpected events" are becoming "more and more common.
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The Independent (US)Some rail lines in Scotland to shut during Storm Boelo with 80mph gusts possible
An amber weather warning will be in force from Saturday evening until 9pm on Sunday.
·London, United Kingdom
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