Disaster · Castle Douglas, Scotland · United Kingdom · October 25, 2026

Storm Boelo kills one in Scotland and cuts power across northern Europe

Reported by 4 outlets · first reported Oct 25, 12:44 PM ET

A 60-year-old man was killed by a falling tree near Castle Douglas, Scotland, during Storm Boelo. The BBC said 160,000 UK properties lost power, and nearly 60,000 homes in France also lost power. Winds reached 84 mph (135 km/h) in western Scotland. Hundreds of flights were canceled.

Why it matters

Power cuts, flooding and travel disruption affected hundreds of thousands of people in Britain, Ireland and France.

Background

Boelo is the second named storm of the season and followed Storm Austen. Forecasters expect more wet and windy weather into the new week.

The story so far

1. Oct 15UK declares severe drought across southern England
2. Oct 16UK declares severe drought across southern England
3. Oct 23Storm Austen cuts power in southern England and Brittany
4. Oct 24Storm Boelo brings 80mph gusts to northern UK
5. Oct 25Storm Boelo kills one in Scotland and cuts power across northern Europe
6. Oct 26Storm Boelo kills two, cuts power in UK
7. Oct 27Storm Boelo leaves 90,000 without power

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Sources

• BBC Science ↗Oct 25, 5:30 PM ET
• South China Morning Post ↗Oct 25, 12:44 PM ET
• The Guardian ↗Oct 25, 2:38 PM ET

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