Storm Boelo batters Britain with 85mph gusts as roads are closed and thousands of homes lose power
The Met Office warns power cuts and structural damage to buildings are a significant risk as the storm targets Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and the Isles of Scilly from…
Boelo struck within 48 hours of Storm Austen on Friday, making it the second named storm in that period.
Hundreds of homes in the south-west remain without power following Austen, even after 131,225 properties had supply restored.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has warned Britain may face 'a winter of greater flooding'.
Tiree recorded 82mph gusts at around 4am on Sunday as the storm reached its peak overnight across Scotland. Downed power cables have forced the closure of the A1 at Ayton in both directions, while fallen trees are blocking the A82 at Bridge of Orchy. In Cumbria, the sea overtopped at Workington and Maryport Rescue distributed flood sacks after midnight. A Met Office amber wind warning remains in place until 9pm tonight.
