Storm Boelo in Scotland: botanic garden curator killed, 161,400 homes left without power
Storm 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 Karimov