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Two men killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo batters UK with 84mph winds

Crime · First reported 26 Oct, 06:32 · Updated 22:07

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Storm Boelo brought winds of up to 84 mph to the UK, killing two men in separate tree-related incidents and disrupting power, roads, rail, flights and ferries.

  • A 60-year-old man died in Dumfries and Galloway, and a man in his 20s died after a tree fell onto his moving car in north London.
  • The Met Office reported gusts of 84 mph in Argyll and Bute; an amber wind warning covered Scotland and much of northern England until 9pm Sunday.
  • The Energy Networks Association said 82,600 customers remained without power Sunday afternoon after engineers had reconnected 344,900; transport services also faced widespread disruption.
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