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Storm Boelo and Austen Leave 838,700 UK Homes Without Power

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026 · How we work

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Met Office issued yellow warnings for northern Scotland as Storm Boelo and Austen bring gusts up to 84 mph.
Power cuts affected about 838,700 UK properties after Storm Boelo and Storm Austen.
Two men died from falling trees, one in Finchley and another in Dumfries.
A woman in her 50s died off the Isle of Wight.
All Western Isles schools closed Tuesday because of high winds.

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Met Office issued yellow warnings for northern Scotland as Storm Boelo and Austen bring gusts up to 84 mph.
Power cuts affected about 838,700 UK properties after Storm Boelo and Storm Austen.
Two men died from falling trees, one in Finchley and another in Dumfries.
A woman in her 50s died off the Isle of Wight.
All Western Isles schools closed Tuesday because of high winds.