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Storm Boelo kills two and cuts power across UK

Storm Boelo has battered the UK with winds up to 84mph, killing at least two men after being hit by falling trees, including a 60-year-old near Castle Douglas in Scotland. More than 82,000 properties lost power, with over 4,000 homes in Cumbria and north-east England still without supply. The Met Office issued a fresh wind warning from 18:00 on Monday for the west coast of England, Wales, Scotland and eastern Northern Ireland.

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Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo brings more severe weather to UK BBC News – Science & Environment
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An amber wind warning will remain until Sunday evening as severe weather continues to batter the UK.

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Storm Boelo has moved through northern parts of the UK, leaving at least one man dead and thousands of properties still without power as clean-up and recovery work continues; the victim struck near Castle Douglas has been named as Richard Baines.

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A later report says more than 4,000 homes in Cumbria and north-east England remain without power following Storm Boelo, updating the outage picture from the earlier around 90,000-properties figure while the overall total stays uncertain.

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Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo brings more severe weather to UKBBC News – Science & Environment
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Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo brings more severe weather to UK

An amber wind warning will remain until Sunday evening as severe weather continues to batter the UK.

Thousands still without power after Storm BoeloBBC News – UK
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Thousands still without power after Storm Boelo

Tributes paid to man killed by falling tree in Storm BoeloBBC News – UK
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Tributes paid to man killed by falling tree in Storm Boelo

Richard Baines was the long-serving curator of Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer.

Man who died after being hit by falling tree in Storm Boelo is namedSky News – UK
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Man who died after being hit by falling tree in Storm Boelo is named

A man who died after being hit by a falling tree in Scotland during Storm Boelo has been named.

Clean-up under way as Storm Boelo leaves thousands without powerBBC News – Science & Environment
BBC

Clean-up under way as Storm Boelo leaves thousands without power

Around 90,000 properties are without power after Scotland and north England is battered by strong winds.

Two men killed by falling trees - as Storm Boelo recovery under waySky News – UK
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Two men killed by falling trees - as Storm Boelo recovery under way

Two men have been killed by falling trees as Storm Boelo pummelled the UK, with winds of up to 84mph, flooded streets and power cut to 800,000 homes.

Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo batters ScotlandBBC News – Science & Environment
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Man killed by falling tree as Storm Boelo batters Scotland

The 60-year-old man was struck by the tree near Castle Douglas as Storm Boelo brought strong winds and heavy rain to Scotland.

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One dead and 82,000 properties without power as Storm Boelo batters UK

Man, 60, killed by falling tree near Castle Douglas in Scotland as Met Office reports gusts of up to 84mph A 60-year-old man has been killed by a falling tree and more than 82,000 properties have been left without power as Storm Boelo continues to batter Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England. The adverse weather hitting northern parts of the UK on Saturday evening was the second named storm in as many…

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