Two people have been killed by falling trees in Storm Boelo, which has left 90,000 homes still without power
A lifeboat listing in rough seas off Newquay, Cornwall, as Storm Boelo's 84mph gusts left 82,600 homes without power across Britain.A youth knocked off their feet by Storm Boelo's floodwaters, as amber wind warnings remained in force until 9pm with 82,600 homes still without power.A Jet2 aircraft on the runway at Birmingham Airport during Storm Boelo. Storms Boelo and Austen together cut power to 838,700 UK properties over the weekend.Rain falling across the entire United Kingdom as Storm Boelo bombs out over the North Atlantic, the storm that — combined with Austen — knocked out power to 838,700 UK properties over the weekend.
Another yellow Met Office wind warning runs from 3am Tuesday across the far north of England and Scotland, threatening fresh outages before repairs are finished. Flights at Heathrow and Gatwick were cancelled as Storm Boelo hit, with gusts of up to 85mph. A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree near Castle Douglas. First Minister John Swinney met emergency chiefs on Sunday.
Engineers were blocked from starting repairs because conditions were too dangerous to work safely.
Transport Scotland's Stuart Wilson warned 'significant recovery work' is needed before the network returns to normal.
