Boelo: Met Office names second storm to hit UK in 24 hours
Forecasters warn of widespread disruption, with gusts up to 80mph, heavy rain and possible travel delays across northern parts of the country.
- On Saturday, Storm Boelo battered Northern Ireland, Scotland, and northern England with heavy rain and strong winds; the Met Office warned of gusts reaching up to 80mph, with amber warnings in place through Sunday.
- Storm Austen struck south-west England and Wales on Friday with severe gales before clearing; the Met Office confirmed Boelo is a separate system, shifting disruptive weather focus northward to the UK's second named storm.
- More than 82,000 properties are without power as widespread travel disruption includes cancelled ferry services and train speed restrictions across Scotland and northern England; residents face risks from flooding and flying debris.
- Scottish Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn warned travelers to prepare for disruption as amber alerts remain in effect; ScotRail service delivery director Mark Ilderton urged passengers to check travel information, stating "safety is always our top priority."
- The Prime Minister warned the UK faces "a winter of greater flooding" as unexpected extreme weather events become increasingly common; Storm Boelo should clear Sunday, though residents remain alert for hazardous conditions driven by the active jet stream.
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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.
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.
There are also flight failures in Amsterdam.
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According to the Energy Networks Association (ENA), 82,000 households were without electricity on Sunday around 08H00 GMT in the United Kingdom. An orange alert due to violent winds is in effect until 21H00 in Scotland and in a part of northern England, after the passage of a first storm, called Austen, on Friday in the south-west of the country. According to the ENA, 345,000 customers have been reconnected to the electricity grid after the pass…
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