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Storm Boelo claimed the lives of two men, left hundreds of thousands of homes without electricity and caused major flooding in Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. By Sunday evening around 90,000 customers remained without power, and by Monday almost 8,000. New storm-force winds are expected early in the week.
Aziz KarimovStorm Boelo, which struck Scotland and northern England, killed 60-year-old Richard Baines — the curator of Logan Botanic Garden, who gave the garden its name as 'Scotland's most exotic garden'. By 15:00 on Sunday 161,400 premises were without electricity, amber and yellow warnings were in force, and ferries, flights and mass events were cancelled. Storm Boelo, which struck Scotland and northern England, led to the death of 60-year-old Richard Baines — curator of Logan Botanic Garden, who had described the garden as 'Scotland's most exotic garden'. By 3pm on Sunday, 161,400 properties were without electricity, yellow and amber warnings were in force, and ferries, flights and mass events were cancelled.
Aziz KarimovStorm Boelo, the second named storm in a week, brought gusts of up to 85 mph to the UK. According to the Energy Networks Association, 82,600 customers were without electricity on Sunday morning, while power had been restored to around 344,900 over the weekend. Amber warnings are in force in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland; ferries, trains and flights are being cancelled. Storm Bertow, the second named storm of the week, brought gusts of up to 85 mph to the UK. According to the Energy Networks Association, 82,600 customers were still without electricity on Sunday morning, while power had been restored to around 344,900 over the weekend. Amber warnings are in force in Scotland, northern England and Northern Ireland, with ferries, trains and flights cancelled.
Otabek YusupovThe first named storm of the season, Austin, brought gusts of up to 84 mph (135 km/h) on Jersey, left more than 15,000 homes without electricity and disrupted transport across southern England and Wales. In Brighton, part of the derelict West Pier collapsed into the sea. Storm Bertel is expected over the weekend, for which the Met Office has issued an amber warning.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to the Met Office forecast, Storm Boelo will bring strong winds and rain to Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England on Saturday. It will arrive less than 48 hours after the first storm of the season — Austen — was declared, which will reach the country on Friday and affect the south-west.
Sevara AzamovaResidents and businesses in Devon and Cornwall are taking safety measures ahead of Storm Austin, which, according to the Met Office forecast, will bring gusts of up to 80 mph (130 km/h) and heavy rain from Thursday evening. A yellow warning has been issued and upgraded to amber for Friday.
Sevara AzamovaThe UK's national weather service has issued a yellow warning for severe weather on Friday for south-west England and Wales. Wind gusts of 50–60 mph are expected, reaching up to 70 mph in exposed places. Next week, rain is forecast across the country, including drought-affected regions, but the rainfall totals depend on the storm's track.
Aziz KarimovThe UK Met Office calls the current El Niño unprecedented, the Japanese meteorological agency calls it the strongest since records began in 1949, while American forecasters believe it still falls short of the largest events in their archives. The discrepancies are explained by different assessment methods: absolute temperatures, anomalies in different zones of the Pacific Ocean, and different baseline periods.
Madina Usmonova
