Storm Boelo Kills a Man as 82,600 Properties Lose Power
A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree on a minor road near Castle Douglas in Dumfries and Galloway at about 10:30 this morning, Police Scotland said. The Energy Networks Association put 82,600 properties without power today, with 344,900 reconnected. Gusts reached 85mph at Machrihanish. The amber warning for Scotland and northern England runs until 21:00.
Police Scotland said there were “no suspicious circumstances and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal in due course”. Two women were taken to hospital after a tree fell in Aberfeldy. By 17:00 about 53,000 homes in Scotland remained cut off, according to the two Scottish distributors. Ferries took the brunt of the travel disruption: CalMac cancelled 24 of its 30 services, some until Monday. There is little respite. Another deep low is forecast for Monday and Tuesday, and a yellow wind warning has already been issued for Scotland, parts of Northern Ireland and northern England from 03:00 on Tuesday until midnight. Whether it will be named is undecided.