Climate
Twin storms Boelo and Austen batter northern Europe, killing two and cutting power to 150,000 homes
October 26, 2026 at 09:00 AM
3 reports · 1 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 12 hours
BNBBC News
Clean-up under way as Storm Boelo leaves thousands without power
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AJAl Jazeera English
Two storms slam northern Europe, cut power to 150,000 homes
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
عواصف شمال أوروبا تقطع الكهرباء عن 150 ألف منزل وتعطل حركة النقل
(opens the publisher’s site)Storms Boelo and Austen have swept across the UK, France and Germany, killing two people in Britain and leaving more than 150,000 homes without power.
- Two men died on Sunday after being struck by falling trees in north London and in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
- More than 150,000 homes in the UK, France and Germany lost electricity, with around 90,000 UK properties still cut off on Monday, authorities said.
- Energy Networks Association chief executive Leo Slade said reconnection efforts were hampered by sustained winds of 50–85 mph across Scotland and northern England.
- Hundreds of flights across northern Europe were cancelled or diverted, including around 90 at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport.