Storm Boelo causes deaths and widespread power cuts across the United Kingdom

Clean-up efforts are under way across parts of the United Kingdom following severe damage caused by Storm Boelo over the weekend. High winds and heavy rain hit Scotland and Northern Ireland, leaving two men dead and thousands of residents without electricity. [2][3][4]

BBC News reported that two men were killed by falling trees during the storm on Sunday. One of the victims was a man in his 20s. BBC News and The Telegraph identified another victim as Richard Baines, a long-serving curator at the Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer. As FTMQ News reported earlier, a 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree near Castle Douglas in southern Scotland. [2][5][7][11]

According to BBC News, almost 8,000 people remained without power on Tuesday morning after more than 800,000 experienced outages during the severe weather. The Guardian reported that about 90,000 properties were still without power on Monday. The Met Office maintained weather warnings for Scotland and Northern Ireland for much of Tuesday, with high winds expected to continue. [2][3][4]

Storm Boelo also caused severe flooding. BBC News reported that a third of a month of rain fell in Scotland during the storm. In Renfrew, flooding occurred after the local council failed to activate flood barriers, according to the BBC. [2][6]