What changed in this update
An amber wind warning will remain until Sunday evening as severe weather continues to batter the UK.
Event intelligence
Storm Boelo weather warning
3 connected story threads
Current state
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.
Grounded in 5 reports across 3 sources
What changed
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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Source coverage
Source reports
BBC News – Science & Environment BBC
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.
BBC News – UK BBC
Thousands still without power after Storm Boelo
More than 4,000 homes in Cumbria and north-east England still have no power following Storm Boelo.
BBC News – UK BBC
Tributes paid to man killed by falling tree in Storm Boelo
Richard Baines was the long-serving curator of Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer.
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Sky News – UK Sky
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.
BBC 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.
Sky News – UK Sky
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.
BBC News – Science & Environment BBC
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.
Guardian
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…
